Word: patterns
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...light of the recent events and Iran's past pattern of erratic behavior, the U.S. should reevaluate its policy of attempting to normalize relations with Iran. It is clear that as long as Khomeini remains the undisputed leader of Iran, "moderates" will wield little influence. The fact that the leader of an entire nation would repeatedly issue a threat against a single individual proves the instability of Khomeini and his lack of understanding of the sanctity of human life. In the present poisoned climate, normality seems impossible...
...course, Sarita Kadrmas by herself does not constitute a "sub-class" of citizens. But the power of Supreme Court decisions is in their role as precedents. The Kadrmas decision establishes a pattern of discrimination on the basis of wealth that, if generalized, would prove catastrophic...
Members of the 657 early admits who visited Harvard last week share a part in a disturbing pattern: While matriculating freshmen will become a model of Harvard's much touted "diversity," students admitted early are more homogoneous as a group. They are more male, more Northeastern, more prep school, more white and more rich, admissions officials...
...Sheila Blume, director of a treatment program at South Oaks Hospital in Amityville, N.Y.: "There is no evidence of a single addictive personality type. You cannot go to a class of junior high kids and pick out who will become an addict." Nonetheless, addicts do have a common pattern of behavior. Observes Blume: "They have translated feelings of distress like 'I'm bored' or 'I'm lonely' or 'I'm angry' into feelings of 'I need a drink' or 'a hit' or 'a fix.' " Tina Tessina, a therapist in Long Beach, Calif., points out that people with dependencies...
...These condominiums are representative of a city-wide pattern," says Joel Alstein, a principal of FARgroup, a Cambridge-based real estate development company. "We are in a glut economy when it comes to condominiums...