Word: logics
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...these funds were bestowed by the military out of its own budget, the Solomon Amendment might possess some validity on the basis of quid pro quo logic. But these grants are totally unrelated to the armed services; their revocation would only prevent needy students from pursuing an education...
...logic goes something like this: on the academic side, we go to class for a few hours a week, read interesting books and articles and maybe write a few papers during the semester; on the extracurricular side, we play a sport, act a little or teach grade school children how to dance. The rest of our time in college is divided between eating as much as we want, meeting new people our age every day and having interesting conversations over a couple of beers...
...with his trademark Heli-Mute Grab Jump, flew through the rest of the men's moguls course and then erupted into a gold medalist's gush ("I can't believe it. Ohmygod. This is unbelievable"). He was another competitor, one gathered, who would subscribe to the Street-wise logic: "One of the things about Japan is that it is very far removed from everyone's comfort zone. It's neutral territory for everyone...
This guy, however, got tossed from the Olympics. Let's follow the logic: allegedly smoking marijuana is Okay. Allegedly getting really hosed...
...networks paid $17.6 billion for the right to broadcast National Football League games until 2005, even though viewer ratings have fallen 33% since the 1980s [BUSINESS, Jan. 26]. I don't understand the logic behind that staggering price, but I do know why fewer people are watching the NFL. The networks use, and sometimes even call, time-outs to insert commercials at every conceivable chance. They disrupt the flow of the game by presenting more advertising than action. The new agreement may last until 2005, but by then, will anyone be watching? R. CONRAD STEIN Chicago...