Word: productively
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...THIS, Drury still made a great effort to hammer out a respectable book. A God Against the Gods is the product of years of meticulous research, as the impressive bibliography at the end of the volume attests. From an intellectual standpoint, the book offers fascinating insight into the details of ancient Egyptian customs and the intricacies of dynastic politics, which the author has adapted deftly to his main theme. And Drury has clearly not lost his old gift for sustained narrative that salvaged some of his previous works. An accomplished literary craftsman if nothing else, he has skillfully worked this...
...signals, I would say, are positive-and this is where I disagree with some others in the field. In their own self-interest, they should be interested in effective arms control; if they are in fact spending something like 12% of their gross national product on defense [v. 5% for the U.S.], that is a hell of a burden. There has to be a question in their minds as to whether or not they can cut down on that expense...
...money. Perhaps so. But black African leaders enthusiastically accepted the offers at face value and in turn pledged their renewed commitment to the Arabs' diplomatic campaign against Israel. The conference also enhanced the sense of identity between the two regions. Said Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda: "We are the product of the same struggle against domination and exploitation by foreign interests ... In division, we cannot face the industrialized nations on equal terms...
...second act of Evening exemplifies the product of too many cooks. Both orchestra and singers give outstanding performances; indeed, the instrumentalists in particular distinguish themselves. Unfortunately, the two don't engage in a cooperative harmony but rather in a duel to the death, voice versus instruments. Such an unequal contest can have only one result. Not even Shattuck's soaring soprano can overcome the determined opposition of the cymbals--especially since their frequencies are very close. Part of the problem is the thick-textured score, with its constant cacophony and acoustical fireworks; part of the trouble is the structure...
...give them and other employees $1.3 million in back pay and other compensation. The company closed one carpet-yarn mill in Statesboro, Ga., after a court ruling that management had to bargain in good faith with the union; Stevens says the mill was shut because demand for its product "declined drastically." In 1974 the union won an election at seven Stevens plants in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., but 2½ years later ACTWU officials still have not been able to get the company to sign a contract. Stevens accuses the union of making "impossible" demands. ACTWU officers reply that Stevens adamantly...