Word: notionalism
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Thus the whirlwind of pressure was precipitating some sort of reappraisal. But the day of fundamental change has not yet arrived. The Botha government, even if it has revised its private notion of the national destiny, could have second thoughts. Certainly it will have trouble selling the idea of reform to rightwing South Africans. On previous occasions, South Africa has appeared ready to grant independence to Namibia, the territory also known as South West Africa, which Pretoria has ruled since 1920. Each time, however, the government has reconsidered: three months ago, it installed in Namibia a "transition" government that Pretoria...
...idea works in Chongqing, so the new reasoning goes, it should work elsewhere in China. The notion that factories should be allowed to funnel some of their profits back into expansion, for instance, was first tried in Chongqing. So was another innovation: decreasing the decision-making power of political cadres in plants and increasing the power of local managers. Observes Long Zeyuan, deputy director of the city's economic-system reform commission: "In the old days, all the decisions were made on a political level by people who didn't think about profit or prices or market conditions...
...regulatory environment would become much less favorable to Mediaset under a center-left government, Perretti observes. Other analysts have noted that the tax conditions that made last week's transaction so lucrative might not outlast Berlusconi's time in office. All of which makes more sense than the notion that any political worries about conflicts suddenly made Berlusconi decide to sell. Says pollster Renato Mannheimer: "Conflict of interest is something that matters only to that part of the Italian public that supports the opposition anyway. Those who vote for Berlusconi are entirely indifferent to it." Trying To Generate Interest Paying...
...Wells, when he was introduced later as part of this year's iteration, was greeted genially by some in the stands, and ignored by others. As I saw Wells tip his hat to Mr. Torre from the field, it reinforced the notion that we're not sure just yet how we feel about Wells. Wells, Halama, Mantei, Clement: let's see how they do. Roberts we love and always will (and the betting here is, he'll be back one day). We love (No-Need-to-Panic, We've Got) Leskanic, unlikely winner of that pivotal Game Four...
...cover story on the new research into the differences between men's and women's brains debunked the notion that women lack the aptitude for scientific achievement...