Word: merit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Nonetheless, the idea has merit. The distinction between "strategic" missiles, defined by the U.S. as those with ranges of 3,400 miles or more, and "intermediate-range" weapons has always been arbitrary. Westerners remark that Soviet strategic missiles can hit London or Rome as easily as Chicago; Moscow considers any missiles capable of striking the U.S.S.R. to be strategic, whatever their range. Merging the two sets of talks would make possible more varied trade-offs between different types of weaponry...
...commander of that force majeure, and of the Second Fleet, was Vice Admiral Joseph Metcalf III, Annapolis-trained ('51) and a recipient of the Legion of Merit. He made no secret of the fact that he was responsible for the censorship-and made no apologies either. Said Metcalf to protesting reporters: "I'm down here to take an island. I don't need you running around and getting in the way." And to anyone who tried it, he added a personal shot across the bows: "We'll stop you. We've got the means...
...advances continued, accompanied by what the woman claims were veiled threats to jeopardize her career. She eventually complained to Henry Rosovsky, dean of the faculty of arts and sciences, who found that the case had merit. Rosovsky wrote her a letter stating, "The repeated sexual advances and certain other deprecating actions constituted a serious abuse of authority." In an August out-of-court settlement, Harvard stripped Professor Jorge Dominguez of his committee powers but did not suspend him. The woman's contract was extended, although she is now doing research in Latin America...
...amount of logistical support. In short, each region has "tied down" significant fractions of America's combat-ready forces. Even apart from any consideration of right or wrong, then, the Administration must ask itself-are these actions worth it? Are they high enough on our scale of priorities to merit such involvement? And, should yet another crisis erupt elsewhere that was judged to be more vital, could we meet the challenge...
...problems plaguing schools today. Many of the reports that have recently been published have recommended that teachers be paid on a sliding scale according to their success in the classrooms. But political maneuvering set aside, such success can be fairly gauged only in light of students' own success. Merit pay or master teacher plans measure need for further revision and will take months and millions of dollars to implement. In the meantime, people are still wailing about the schools without looking for any immediate solutions...