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...think Dean Graham has really made a contribution in urban education," Lovett says. "I see Harvard not just offering lip service but actually doing things...

Author: By Emily Mieras, | Title: Conant Fellows: Teachers Who Learn | 2/25/1988 | See Source »

...social conservative. She wants a return to "traditional family values," and she opposes Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion-on-demand. She wants a candidate who will do more than pay lip service to the Pro-Life movement, as President Reagan has done...

Author: By Frank E. Lockwood, | Title: Mom's Leap of Faith to Pat Robertson | 2/23/1988 | See Source »

...former president of the Massachusetts state university system has circulated a letter to leaders in higher education charging that Gov. Michael S. Dukakis never "provided more than lip-service support for education...

Author: By Melissa R. Hart, | Title: Duke Attacked on Education | 2/9/1988 | See Source »

Chiang continued to pay lip service to the Generalissimo's dream of recovering the mainland. But as his own health began to deteriorate, the son began to relax the father's military grip. Last summer, at the President's behest, the state of martial law that had begun shortly before Chiang Kai- shek's arrival on Taiwan and lasted 38 years was ended. With that, the groundwork was laid for an era of political normality the island republic had never known...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In His Father's Footsteps | 1/25/1988 | See Source »

...Sanofi and the other bidders rush for Robins? The answer lies in such mundane but popular household items as Robitussin and Dimetapp cold medicines, Chap Stick lip balm and Sergeant's flea-and-tick collars. Those are among the products that make Robins one of the most profitable bankrupt companies in history. In the first three quarters of 1987, Robins earned $60 million on sales of $621 million, compared with profits of $55 million on revenues of $579 million during the same period...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: So What If It's Bankrupt? | 1/11/1988 | See Source »

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