Word: personics
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...spectators generally agreed that the forum was informative. "It's always nice to know what their visions are...one never gets to feel what that person thinks," said Lester P. Lee, former campaign manager to Rep. Alvin E. Thompson (D-Cambridge...
...sense that people go about their business apparently oblivious of the martial-law troops who stand at rigid attention under the cover of multicolored beach umbrellas, but because Beijing too exhibits the limits of governmental control. For example, China has strict residency rules. Identity documents guarantee that a person who receives permission to move from his hometown to a new location is still eligible for ration coupons, housing allowances and other subsidies. But even without permission, people have been drawn by the economic reforms to the major cities, and the financial opportunities they have found there more than compensate...
...troublesome as it can sometimes be to have a mercurial government as one's business partner, greater problems often arise from a mismatch of position and personnel. Most jobs are assigned by the government, often with little regard for a person's qualifications or preferences...
...block downtown district. Some law-enforcement experts are skeptical about the effectiveness of such restrictions, saying that drunks could buy their alcohol in a better neighborhood. But Phillip Faight, chairman of a San Francisco group called Safe and Sober Streets, hailed Gallo's move. Said Faight: "If only one person goes to detox as a result of this, the whole thing's worth...
...replenish some of its chief defenders, called helper T cells, which may double in number during AZT treatment. Yet the drug has two notorious drawbacks. One is its side effects, which can include severe anemia. But the more bitter issue is its cost. A year's supply for a person who takes twelve capsules a day has run upwards of $8,000. For patients who lack full health insurance or other financial resources, the chance to prolong life seems cruelly out of reach...