Word: progressing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After a decade of reform that the Chinese had hoped would lead to steady economic and social progress, why had chaos and barbarity suddenly descended on Beijing? No answer had meaning for long. Even as Li and Yang appeared at Deng's side, speculation was rife that the Premier and the chief of state were dispensable. Rumors about Deng's frail health were not resolved by his appearance on television: his left hand trembled, his face was puffy, his eyes ringed with dark circles. But as he spoke, his words grew in coherency and exuded authority. At one point...
...space-based defense or the abolition of ballistic missiles, he was implicitly repudiating the system of deterrence that had kept the nuclear peace for 40 years. No wonder Mikhail Gorbachev looked so good. He took gimmicky American proposals, put his own spin on them, made them the basis of progress -- and then bowed to the ensuing applause. Reagan had his own curtain calls too. It was part of his extraordinary luck that Gorbachev came along to make some of Reagan's more obstinate policies...
That kind of success shaped Hope's pragmatic approach toward women's progress--a belief that once women bypass traditional obstacles to advancement in the corporate and political worlds, equality will naturally follow...
...area in particular stands out as a potential benchmark of change at Harvard--the likely HUCTW agreement on changes in child care. "HUCTW has led the way," Bozzotto says, and Local 26 will wait to see what kind of progress HUCTW makes before deciding on their own demands...
...attending the discussion, Florence T. Revelle '24, said she was encouraged by the strides in coeducation made by Harvard and Radcliffe. "When I graduated from Radcliffe, Harvard Law School didn't admit women so I had to go to Yale Law School," she said, adding, "we've made great progress...