Word: prospecting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...what is being offered is preponderantly a brand-new book, more than half-filled with stories that Morris' most dedicated readers may have missed when the pieces first appeared in periodicals. Also on view is the prospect of an author in his eighth decade of working at the top of his form, burnishing a reputation that was securely polished long...
...Surgeon General's intervention brought new doubts about sex education. Some critics who spoke out reacted angrily at the prospect of explicit teaching about homosexuality and anal sex. "Where do we draw the line?" roared Joseph Casper, an outspoken member of the elected Boston school committee. "The gay community would love to come in and say theirs is an alternative life-style that's really O.K. But then what's next? Do we bring in people who want to talk about safe bondage too? Chimps making it with chickens? It's insane." A few people talked as if AIDS were...
Lloyd Reuss, an executive vice president at General Motors, has a clear view of the prospect. Says he: "The good news is that North America is the only automotive market in the world where there's a good shot at a profit. The bad news is that everyone knows it." Agrees Donald Ephlin, a vice president of the United Auto Workers: "We are talking about fundamental changes in the world where we live and the market where we compete...
These questions do not mean that there should not be a long-term research program on strategic defense. Ouite the contrary. A modest program is a hedge against Soviet work in this area. Moreover, the prospect of enhancing deterrence, and perhaps over the long haul of being able to save a large number of lives in the case deterrence fails, justifies considerable efforts. The value of such an initiative will depend on the consequences, not the motives...
...part of the Star Wars program in exchange for new arms deals. Again, said Shultz, "it seemed that their objective was to try to cripple SDI, and it is not going to work." Though both sides emphasized that talks would go on, the failure at Vienna reduces the prospect of an arms agreement in the near future...