Word: progressing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Sakharov's prime example of progress in the socialist system, embarrassingly enough for the Kremlin, is Czechoslovakia. The universal human need for intellectual freedom, he says, "has been understood in particular by the Czechoslovaks, and there can be no doubt that we should support their bold initiative, which is so valuable for the future of socialism and all mankind...
...that not all is hopelessly bleak in Russia. "We have demonstrated the vitality of the socialist course, which has done a great deal for the people materially, culturally and socially and, like no other system, has glorified the moral significance of labor." At the same time, "the continuing economic progress being achieved under capitalism should be a fact of great theoretical significance for any nondogmatic Marxist. It is precisely this fact that lies at the basis of peaceful coexistence, and it suggests, in principle, that if capitalism ever runs into an economic blind alley, it will not necessarily have...
...confusion. Everywhere old towers crumble, excavations appear, followed by the quick climb of high steel skeletons. They rise straight from the busy city streets, the clusters of trucks, cement mixers and cranes hopelessly aggravating the snarl of traffic. Amid all this there arise new questions about the price of progress...
...what is?and isn't?progress? Every force, it seems, save pride, encourages shoddy, unimaginative construction. Zoning laws set minimum standards that speculative builders take as maximum. Antiquated codes bar technological breakthroughs. New York, for instance, only two months ago finally got around to revising its 30-year-old code. An office building can be written off for tax purposes in 45 years ?so why build it to last any longer? Admits one construction-company official: "There's no such thing as a luxury rental building?only middle-income buildings at luxury prices." Most low-rent housing developments, says...
...decided to attach the new gall bladder itself to the duodenum, allowing the bile to bypass the common duct. The entire operation took eight hours. Not until Tommy Gorence was sitting up and eating well, apparently making a good recovery, did the Brigham publicize the case. Tommy made good progress for four weeks, then ran into difficulties with a lung infection, a common complication of transplants...