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...result they tend to put their foot in it quite often, but they get away with it. The Lao responds with such politeness that the American comes away unaware that he has been rude. The rudeness of individual Americans, and the racist quality of official policy combine to offset the otherwise limitless ingratiating power of the American dollar...
...institution whose purpose is "to make available to serious scholars and to all interested people a comprehensive collection of documents and study materials about revolutionary Cuba." The Center, still in the process of being formed, represents the effort of a group of scholars, writers and professionals, including myself, to offset the defacto embargo on information about contemporary Cuba in this country, an embargo which persists in the face of a steadily rising level of interest in the subject both on and off campus...
...York City's prices and pressures, 14 major corporations have moved their office headquarters to nearby suburbs in the past three years. At least ten other companies have announced plans to follow suit. But suburbia is not delighted. Many local governments doubt that increased tax revenues will offset the cost of more schools, police, fire protection and sewage treatment. Residents fear that the whole idea of suburban living may be threatened. As a result, the companies try to soften the impact of their arrival. Two that have succeeded are PepsiCo Inc. and American...
...center would start with 20 children. Because there are no outside subsidies, the GWO speculated that there would be a $30-40 weekly charge per child. To offset fears that high charges would discourage workers, the people present at the meeting considered establishing a definite worker: student-faculty ratio. "I don't want an elitist day-care center for my child," one woman commented...
...unclear how long the other xeroxing companies can hold out at prices which everyone but Jacobs finds unfeasible. "It's so close that bookkeeping can offset things one way or another," John Sytek, owner of Gnomon Copy, said. "How long we're prepared to go is up in the air. It will have to be dictated week by week by the situation in the Square...