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During the hectic start-up, the partners put in 16-hour days, which began early in the morning at farmers' markets and collective farms, where they paid premium prices for top-quality meat and produce. Says Fyodorov: "Before, we were accustomed to having somebody tell us everything. Now we have to think for ourselves." Despite the long line outside, Fyodorov worries. "Who knows how it will be a year from now? There are 50 other cooperatives planning to open restaurants in Moscow, and soon we'll face harsh old capitalist competition...
...however, conflicts over warmaking authority could no longer be suppressed. The U.S. emerged as a global superpower, committed to the defense of allies against another superpower, the Soviet Union, and its clients. The chances of shooting incidents multiplied greatly. The terrible power of modern weapons increased the premium on fast action, which could not wait for an old-fashioned declaration of war. The threat of nuclear holocaust dictated the need to limit whatever wars did start. That also worked against declarations of war and simultaneously made difficult, if not impossible, a clean-cut victory...
...tutoring schools should not degenerate into "passing C" factories. They should not be expected or allowed to push the lazy, weak, or stupid through Harvard at any price. They should not put a premium on animal cunning in getting through examinations. Lastly, they should never, under any conditions, be allowed to write theses for students or to do work requiring the student's attention. These are the dangers which have brought down on the heads of the schools both criticism and apprehension, and it is the elimination of these dangers for once and for all at which the Student Council...
...will get a weak one in a stem glass; ask for it in the lounge, and you draw a powerful potion in a highball glass. A gimlet in the bar at lunch had a barely perceptible level ofalcohol, and a meager pouring of premium Scotch was overpowered by ice. In a restaurant that began as a speakeasy and is proud of it, such vagaries are disquieting...
...nation's reawakening concern with ethics puts a higher political premium than ever on personalities who can come across as trustworthy. Arizona Democrat Bruce Babbitt says he senses a "groping quality" among voters. "What people seem to be saying," adds Babbitt, "is 'This time around we want to have a direct feel for who the candidates are, how they make decisions, what their priorities are in their personal lives...