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Michelson agrees that the "stimulation" among students makes the Linguistics Department "exciting. It's hard to be lukewarm about it when others are enthusiastic...

Author: By Cecile E. Kuznitz, | Title: Good Concentrations Come in Small Packages | 2/24/1986 | See Source »

...sources said Khadafy proposed a new wave of violence Sunday at the opening of an emergency conference of a militant group called the "Allied Leadership of the Revolutionary Forces of the Arab Nation," but he got only lukewarm support...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Khadafy Urges Arab Militancy | 2/4/1986 | See Source »

...taxpayers who do not itemize their deductions and to $1,500 for those who do. The bill would also impose a stiffer minimum tax on corporations and eliminate many business breaks. When Rostenkowski finally produced his version, Reagan vacillated for two weeks before issuing a lukewarm endorsement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's That I Heard About Lame Duckery? | 12/30/1985 | See Source »

...committee last month was at least a reasonable facsimile of the reform proposal launched by Reagan with great fanfare last spring. Beset by conflicting advice from his aides, however, the President hesitated before endorsing Rostenkowski's bill two weeks ago, and even then his praise was lukewarm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Look, Ma! No Hands! | 12/23/1985 | See Source »

...spirit of the evening, Bush worked in some words of tribute to Loeb, who died in 1981. "Nobody, least of all me, is going to disagree that Bill Loeb raised his share of hell." Added Bush plaintively: "I think in my case, he overdid it." His reception was overwhelmingly lukewarm. Nackey Loeb, the Union Leader's current publisher and William's widow, spoke as gingerly as had Bush. Her late husband, she said, "would be grateful to the Vice President of the U.S." for his presence, though she carefully refrained from specifying which Vice President. The evening, with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bygones; Let us now praise old enemies | 12/23/1985 | See Source »

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