Word: paradigm
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...exemption question turned out to be a paradigm of the problem. The Supreme Court was preparing to rule on a case involving two Southern church-related schools that had been denied tax exemptions by the IRS. Earlier federal court decisions had upheld the authority of the IRS, which was derived from civil rights legislation of the 1960s and which had been sanctioned by three previous Administrations. The case before the Supreme Court would be irrelevant if the Government removed its support of the IRS policy. This is what was asked of Reagan in an Oct. 30 letter from Republican Congressman...
...like to see him with his pants off, and soon enough she's arguing with him about being treated like a wife. They're a couple before we know it, and they're dissolving before we see what kept them together. This is no doubt deliberate--a modern, detached paradigm of "bohemian" relationships, all that petty squabbling and navel-gazing. Only in the second half of the movie, when they have no scenes together, do we become emotionally involved in their relationship. The Soviets cancel Reed's travel plans, the Finns throw him in prison, and Bryant makes her long...
...then, here's the connection to Pasadena's California Institute of Technology and Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where the planner's paradigm, the probability theory, took root...
...press and spectators. After the proceedings, he addressed a rally of 2500 Church members and friends outside, stating his respect for America and trust in judicial due process. The attitude expressed by Rev. Moon himself runs counter to the formation of fortress mentality and may instead become a paradigm for working within the system as the future mode of the Unification religious community...
...through world money. In Hong Kong, the widely watched Hang Seng index plunged a staggering 7.8%. By the time brokers arrived for work in London, they were facing mountains of sell orders. No sooner did trading begin at 9:30 a.m. than the exchange's ticker, traditionally a paradigm of understatement, burst forth with news of "widespread and indiscriminate price-slashing." Said a broker as the sell orders piled up and the share prices plunged: "It's like a free fall without a parachute." By the end of the morning, the Financial Times's widely quoted...