Word: luncheon
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...days later, at a news conference before addressing a luncheon session at Grosvenor House, U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese picked up Thatcher's suggestion and said the Reagan Administration might soon begin discussions with the news media about whether their coverage of the hostage crisis was "helpful or hurtful from the standpoint of getting the crisis ended in a satisfactory manner." Meese carefully noted that the ability of the press to speak freely should be protected, but added, "There is an area of mutual good will on the part of the press and law enforcement authorities. There are areas where...
...stamp out corruption, which he called "a serious threat to China's body politic," and warned that willy-nilly lending by Chinese banks will wallop the economy. "I see a market filled with pitfalls," he says. "China is deceptive. Growth doesn't necessarily translate into profit." During a February luncheon in Hong Kong, Shan shocked the crowd by challenging Nobel-prizewinning economist Amartya Sen for praising Mao's "barefoot doctor" program as a sound way to provide health care to the poor. Shan, recalling his experience in the Gobi, noted that the government trapped people in the service in deplorable...
...stamp out corruption, which he called "a serious threat to China's body politic," and warned that willy-nilly lending by Chinese banks will wallop the economy. "I see a market filled with pitfalls," he says. "China is deceptive. Growth doesn't necessarily translate into profit." During a February luncheon in Hong Kong, Shan shocked the crowd by challenging Nobel-prizewinning economist Amartya Sen for praising Mao's "barefoot doctor" program as a sound way to provide health care to the poor. Shan, recalling his experience in the Gobi, noted that the government trapped people in the service in deplorable...
...luncheon, Stone implored Harvard students to “at all costs, follow your truth,” despite the conflict this practice has engendered in her personal life. “Most of the people I know have disagreed with the choices I’ve made. They said [my choices] were antisocial, would ruin my career,” she said. “That’s when I knew I was on the right track...
...Harvard Office for the Arts (OFA) has invited Stone to return as a master teacher in the OFA’s Learning from Performers program, and at the luncheon there was some informal discussion of Stone returning to assist the First-Year Arts Program (FAP). Stone says she is very excited about both possibilities and hopes her schedule allows her to pursue them...