Word: minding
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...most works are guided by certain recurring principles. In Fine's dance these principles are "locomotive necessity" and "reversing impulses." His idea is that the body is guided by certain natural patterns of movement that reflect the laws of physics Reversing impulses applies to the ability of the human mind to modify what seems natural. Throughout the dance, this theme results in several surprising changes that are designed to eliminate the boredom of predictable movements...
...anybody for his friend, in the full sense of the term, because of his tendency to be wary, suspicious, extremely bitter, and highly strung. By this I do not mean, however, that Nasser lacked all sense of loyalty; on the contrary, I mean to point out his sharpness of mind. From my record in the armed forces, and from his experience since we first met early in life, he gathered I was a man of principles and lofty values...
...result of their deliberate failure to respond for almost half a year), I didn't show that I was upset in the least and did leave for Moscow. At the talks I repeated the words I had said to them in March: "I don't mind, my friends, if you keep me one step behind Israel [in armaments] but I find it a bit too much to be twenty steps behind...
...Washington's efforts to get Bonn to change its mind and begin sharing some of the burdens of growth have been rendered counterproductive by the way the Carter Administration has wielded the dollar as if it were some sort of international shillelagh. That attitude has merely aroused suspicions in Bonn that Washington is once again trying to push its own inflation off on its friends. Says William Pfaff, associate director of the Hudson Institute Europe consulting firm in Paris: "There is a feeling in Europe that Washington is interested in Europe when it wants something from Europe, and that...
...economic policy towards South Africa. While the subcommittee itself stopped short of recommending such changes in its report, it provided an invaluable aid to the anti-apartheid cause. When the Harvard Corporation decides on its own policy towards investments in firms operating in South Africa, it should keep in mind that the Clark subcommittee has already debunked many of the traditional myths surrounding the beneficial role of U.S. companies under apartheid. The Corporation may very well decide to retain those investments, but at least it will have to admit that profits are taking precedence over people...