Word: option
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...TIME Correspondent Barry Hillenbrand cables that Carter's concern with human rights at first prompted the Chilean and Argentine regimes to grant dissenters a bit more leeway. But in the past week "Argentina barred those held under the state-of-siege regulations from leaving the country-an option they had before. In Chile, the official state of siege has been extended for six more months, and last week the Christian Democratic Party and three other political groups were outlawed...
Earlier the Better. Syed sees still another benefit. Until now, he notes, many women with a suspicious lump in the breast have been extremely reluctant to go to a doctor for fear they would quickly wind up under the knife. By contrast, implants offer them a less menacing option, which may encourage them to seek help earlier-and early treatment, whatever the technique, is still the best way to beat breast cancer...
...Arms control is a "safe option" because you don't have to come out with an agreement at the end of the negotiation process. Those who fear arms control think there is going to be so much momentum established that there will in fact be a compulsion to sign something. But we have the option of just letting SALT II expire [after the October 1977 deadline]. Unless you go into a negotiation with the idea that you do not have to make a deal, you can guarantee you are going to lose...
Until 1979, as in the past, students in Social Studies will have the option of graduating either cum laude or without honors in general studies if they decide not to complete a thesis...
...being manipulative at all. It's a struggle to submit, but it's worth it. I don't know why Total Woman should be a threat to feminists. I'm for women's liberation in that it opens up more options. But marriage and children is also an option. When I share with other women what happened to me, I give them hope...