Word: mindedness
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One of her most remarkable successes was challenging Edward Heath for the party leadership in 1975 and winning. The Tory inner circle then consisted mainly of consensus-minded technocrats and clubby squires with no great regard for women. Thatcher's victory surprised and unsettled the old boys so badly that...
The only remaining justification for immediate war in the Gulf is that a bloody defeat for Hussein would establish peace in the Middle East by deterring future aggression from other expansionist-minded leaders. But such deterrence would only work if other leaders were convinced that the same kind of military...
"Basically the Undergraduate Council was being kind of high-minded about this," De Giorgio said. "I had said that we had no assets this year because dues aren't due until next year. I wanted them to know that we expected funds for next semester."
They now have an unlikely ally: McDonald's. The nation's largest fast-food chain and frequent target of environmental protests announced last week that it would begin phasing out foam packaging within 60 days at its 8,500 U.S. restaurants. The move came as a surprise. The company has...
Though Japanese women are among the best-educated women in the world, they are, by Western standards, second-class citizens in their own country. Traditional values discourage women from appearing outspoken or independent- minded and demoralize those who try to climb the political or business hierarchies. Only one-fourth of...