Word: preparedness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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"Whether I'm speaker of the house, which is the greatest honor I've ever had, is not important," Wright said. "What is important is that Congress move swiftly--and I'm prepared to move very swiftly--to get distractive matters of this kind behind us so that we can...
The end was disappointing for Harvard. It felt that it was prepared well for this tournament, having fought back from several disastrous defeats earlier in the season.
Poet Bulat Okudzhava, one of a handful of artists whose works captured the spirit of the first post-Stalinist era of reform, wonders about the aftereffects of the long period of stagnation. "The 'thaw' generation is tired and burned out," he says. "But the next generation is simply not prepared...
Let's Think a Bit More, Estonian television's live talk show, has a reputation for being a glasnost groundbreaker, but few who tuned in one Wednesday evening nearly a year ago were quite prepared for what happened. During a debate about making the political system more democratic, a novel...
Some parents blame the teachers. For years, teachers have been one of the most conservative elements of Soviet society, barking orders like drill sergeants and demanding ready obedience. In many schools, parents are called in for collective meetings, where they hear their children denounced before other adults. Any mother or...