Word: prospectively
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Bisharat seems not to see this, for he argues that Israel, fearful of peace with the PLO, sought to wipe out this increasingly viable negotiating partner. It is clear that the Begin Government is not exactly enamored with the prospect of co-existing with a Palestinian state on the West Bank, but then, let us fairly note, the PLO is equally (if not more) hesitant about accepting Israel as a neighbor. Neither is ready to negotiate, but Israel loses little by delay. The PLO, on the other hand, in refusing to cease calling for Israel's destruction, demonstrates that...
...growing probability that OPEC has lost its grip on oil prices threw the financial markets into turmoil. Gold, a favorite inflation hedge, plunged to $408.50 per oz., down nearly $100 in eleven days, before rebounding a bit to $415 at week's end. On Wall Street, the prospect of a brisk economic recovery unleashed another stampede in the stock market. The Dow Jones industrial average closed at record highs on four consecutive days, finishing the week at an alltime peak...
...drops 15?. If you've installed insulation, you don't just tear it out. People have made the investment, and they'll live with it." Coping with a bear market in oil will require some adjusting, but all things considered, it is a pleasant prospect. - By John Greenwald. Reported by William Stewart/Beirut and Bruce van Voorst/ New York, with other bureaus
This is not an attractive prospect, perhaps not even for the Russians. Should they arrive, book lovers among them might experience a sense of déjà vu. From Mexico to the islands of southern Chile and Argentina, there is a burst of literary energy reminiscent of the age of Gogol, Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy. Great differences exist between the writers of 19th century Russia and 20th century Latin America, but so do profound similarities. Both groups have had to face provincialism, political suppression and foreign influences that threatened to drown out their native voices...
...happens to be original, the student may also need some extra perseverance to convince others of its legitamacy. Yet the Special Concentrations Committees leaps from this point to place barriers before students which are nearly impossible to overcome; even manageable programs generally prove extremely stressful. For many students, the prospect of continuous uncertainly about their academic future is too high a price for pursuing an unestablished field that fascinates them. Even the amount of time it takes to coordinate a Special Concentration may tip the scales in a student's mind, and may even make the whole program unworkable. Such...