Word: proof
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Speaking to a delegation from the Central Council of Jews in Germany, which represents the country's 30,000 Jews, he said "The innocent victims (of the Nazi holocaust) in Germany and in other countries...are tragic proof of where discrimination and disregard of human dignity can lead, especially when animated by perverse theories and ideas about the difference in value of the races...
...class-action and other civil liability suits pose to a self-insured institution, in the event of accidents, alleged accidents, or other unforeseen developments. The solution is not to abandon the noble genetic venture--rather, it is to diversify. What the University needs is a proven, highly profitable, depression-proof, low-technology business to act as a counterweight to its genetic engineering operation. This is standard practice for any multi-national corporation. May I respectfully suggest that an ideal business of this sort, and one entirely in keeping with the new spirit of the University, would be a chain...
...fact, the system of government has become dominated by conservatives, for a time at least; but to take 1980 as proof that the nation as well has shifted irrevocably right is to ignore the election's simple numbers and its circumstances. Reagan's sweeping electoral victory translates to a 51 per cent to 41 per cent popular vote lead in a pool of barely over half the eligible voting population. That is a powerful victory, but not a landslide...
...Harvard wins this decision, it will be proof, more than anything, that the right combination of money and lawyers can do just about anything. If it loses, officials will be angry and probably talk about a breakdown in communications between the University and the state. But as the University's lawyers march off to court to challenge the decisions, the officials who dispatch them should realize that a more sensitive approach to their problems, from striking workers to dusty diesels, might have been more efficient in the long...
...where everyone and his brother are cast in bronze, the federal employee requires no such memorial. He is more immovable than any statue, and he needs no horse or cannon for protection. He is also substantially protected from inflation and old age. And he is close to being recession-proof, living blissfully in what former Attorney General Griffin Bell calls "the land of the lotus eaters." Including the 9.1% pay raise that took effect in October, the average annual salary for federal white-collar employees is $23,000 in the capital area. Federal pensions are boosted to keep up with...