Word: proof
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...LaRocque told the U.S. Congress substantially what Reischauer told Mainichi Shimbun. At the time the U.S. simply reassured Japan that it was not violating the agreement. Now, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Mike Mansfield has again advised Tokyo that the U.S. is honoring its commitments. Suzuki cites his own proof: since the U.S. has never asked for the "prior consultations" required for admitting a nuclear-armed vessel, he concludes serenely that "no nuclear weapons have ever been brought into Japan...
...adds, recorded a 24-per-cent reduction in fuel use after the installation of better insulation and adjustable valves with thermostats on all of the dorm's radiators. The valves have also all but ended the problem of erratic heating in rooms, Leahy adds, saying he's seen the proof from his University Hall office window. As the seasons changed each year from fall to winter, the heat in the Yard dorms would go on--and windows would open, Leahy recalls. This year, the windows in Thayer remained shut. And across the Yard, in Stoughton, where workmen installed valves...
...seed Harvard has planted with its tenants is starting to bear fruit; a month ago, they began to band together in a Harvard tenant union to complain about abuses and demand fairer treatment. And there are some signs their tactics will work--the most hopeful proof is the experience of the city government in recent months. For generations Harvard ignored the city problems, including those to which they contribute; this year, though, the city won the right to regulate University expansion. And with that power came new leverage. Cambridge has been able to force Harvard to the bargaining table...
Photo talks about her sense of pride in the House in quiet terms, but most of the time she is irrepressible, living proof of the Newtonian principle that an object in motion tends to remain in motion. She flits around the dining hall, chatting with several groups in the course of a meal, getting ready to go out or do something. "I've tried Model U.N., the Institute of Politics, the Legal Aid Bureau, ectutoring," she explains. "I'm always doing odds and ends--it's better than studying...
...four years here. I never could write a paper until the last minute. It makes it more exciting," she says. "I once stayed up two nights typing a paper, and I typed up the side of the paper I was so zonkered. There were missing paragraphs. I'm living proof that they don't look for perfection here. And I'm as crazy here as I was in high school...