Word: meant
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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While the jounalist in this case appears not to have been a spy, his innocence or guilt is irrelevant. The press is not meant to assume anything, nor should it choose sides. If it wants to be perceived as objective, the media has to be willing to investigate members of its own fraternity...
Chamberlain had what he considered a golden opportunity to guarantee world peace. History recorded him as a well-intentioned but unrealistic pacifist. President Reagan had a similar opportunity in Iceland early this week. But the President rightly refused to submit to the allure of world fame if it meant sacrificing the security of this country for the sake of a premature and uncontemplated shift in the world's balance of power...
Laura Barrett, speaking for the Massachusetts Hazardous Waste Campaign, another ad hoc coalition, said it is illegal in Massachusetts to allocate funds by ballot, and that the measure's requirements are meant to spur the DEQE to action. "We went to the ballot process because we have been going to the legislature for the past three years [without success]," she said...
Faculty and students agreed that although McLaughlin meant only to do his best for the college, he did not understand how to coordinate effectively all members of the Dartmouth community...
...growth pressed on the nerves to his bladder, causing it to empty unexpectedly. Surgery seemed too risky, and LaPorte's life became consumed by the harrowing effort to hide his embarrassing condition. He quit jobs and refused advancement. "One employer wanted to promote me to a sales position that meant traveling all over Canada," recalls LaPorte, now 36 and a factory worker in Windsor, Ont. "I just couldn't cope with that. 'It' was always on my mind." His fear forced him to curtail family and social activities. "I went out only when I had to," he confesses. Not anymore...