Word: minimall
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Said he: "I think it is easy to talk yourself into the view that almost everything is uncontrollable, but I do not believe that." Among the areas where Feldstein said spending cuts could bring about substantial savings at minimal political cost: $3 billion in federal subsidies to airports, $7 billion...
Still, the very lack of color-in the ceremony and in the group-said something important about the Administration that Reagan is putting together against a background of threatened economic and international crisis. Only one of the eight, Michigan Congressman David Stockman, stands out-for youth (he is 34) and...
But development in Brazil, Muller's favorite example of this type of cooperation, provides a frightening case of successful enterprise but mistaken priorities. The government there provided sufficient bait to attract U.S. automoblie manfuacturers and other multinationals. This bias in Brazil toward export-oriented industrial and urban development significantly diluted...
But financial quibbles are not the major grounds on which we reject the latest proposal to legitimize a minimal amount of student advisory power. The Dowling proposal provides for no leverage in the University's decision-making process, and would have the practical effect of diverting student's political energy...
The main objection to the option is that it would allow a student to fulfill a Core requirement with a minimal investment of time and effort, thereby subverting one of the Core's central goals. To meet this objection, one might ask instructors who offer the pass/fail option to students...