Word: perfection
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...untouched. The technology should have many uses: the American Medical Association estimates that more than 9 million U.S. workers are exposed to hazardous noise levels on the job. In some professions -- notably mining, shipbuilding, food processing and printing -- it is not unusual for young workers to begin employment with perfect hearing and end up, 25 years later, nearly deaf...
...also recognize, however, that "perfect democracy" is a contradiction in terms. Larew's statement that the occupation of the territories undermines "Israel's claim to democratic perfection," seems meaningless. Israel has never claimed democratic perfection; nor has the United States. To do so would undermine the very foundation of democracy, by implying that equality has finite limits...
Weisbrod lined up in front of the net to the right of Ciavaglia. Young drifted to Ciavaglia's left. Ciavaglia turned around to position Melrose behind him for a last-second slapshot. No, not there, Kevan, a little to the left. That's too far. Good, that's perfect. Now (wink, wink) be ready, Kevan...
Indeed, our way is better. But it isn't perfect, and we're falling behind in the race for self-improvement. The students marching in the streets of Prague should not flatter us, but humble...
...than talking, eating and digesting. Distractions are gloriously limited: the malls are closed and the televised sports offerings sparse. Unlike New Year's Eve, no one feels compelled to have the time of one's life or broods unduly when reality fails to conform to these exaggerated expectations. The perfect Thanksgiving is timeless, as families replicate their own familiar rituals, complete with the unconscious re-enactment of parental conflicts and sibling rivalries that may date back to the Eisenhower Administration...