Word: pattern
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Each job has been different, but the pattern remains the same. On the first day of work, I find I have been given a special duty not described in my contract, like graverobbing or defusing bombs. On the second day, I learn the first day was a piece of cake. It goes downhill from there...
...Conant Fellowships break pattern of Harvard gifts to the city. It is a significant and pragmatic contribution to the city's future welfare--and one that draws on the University's unique resources...
Moreover, economists discern some trends that could change the coast-vs.- heartland pattern. The big jump in defense spending that has benefited coastal states more than inland ones is over. Falling oil prices seem likely to help fuel-burning industries in the Midwest even more than they hurt the fuel- producing states. Says Robert Z. Lawrence of the Brookings Institution: "The one thing you learn when you look at regional developments is how transitory they...
...safety on the highways, "buckle up" may no longer be sound advice in every situation. When the National Transportation Safety Board began an investigation in 1984 on seat-belt performance, a surprising pattern emerged: backseat passengers who had used lap belts suffered more serious and fatal injuries in head-on collisions than did those with no restraints at all. The NTSB has called on the Department of Transportation to require shoulder harnesses in the backseats of new cars, a regulation that could take effect by the end of the year...
...meetings of this kind, teachers and students do not negotiate. Of course there is an exchange of experiences, but it is impossible to apply those in a pattern-like manner. I think that many things we do in this country Gorbachev cannot accept, which is quite understandable. The conditions and possibilities of the Soviet Union are quite different from ours. I can definitely say the Soviets understand and appreciate that we search for new solutions to present problems. I would like to single out our system of economic management, which I would describe as a socialist planned economy that pays...