Word: quieting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Lynah was quiet. No more newspapapers were thrown. But fish were flying...
...their nihilism is, today, a nightmare, the dark side of the force set free in the '60s. The paeans to the generation's liberties echo dolorously, as Love has truly become as strong as Death. "Sometimes," ( Eric Clapton said recently, "you need to hear some harmonic softeners, some quiet, to kind of quench the fire and calm yourself." But the fire cannot be fully extinguished. Though they abhor its destructiveness, those who lived through 1968 are still hooked on the energy, prisoners of their old freedoms. They may now feel safe, but they are sorry. For they were born, born...
...some traders noted with satisfaction that the rival Chicago markets, which many New York investors blamed for aggravating the stock-market crash of '87, were getting a dose of the scrutiny that the stock markets have long endured. Said the president of a Big Board firm: "There is some quiet delight that the Chicago boys are finally getting their comeuppance...
...Cruel is the strife of brothers," wrote Aristotle. The observation, it seems, applies even in the normally bland and polite world of Japanese business, specifically in the case of the Tsutsumi brothers, whose quiet rivalry has led not only to strife but also to success and enormous wealth. If that is not enough to inspire a crackling TV mini-series, add the fact that at least one of their fortunes rests on the graves of shoguns...
...quiet but significant political changes Reagan has made is his reshaping of the federal judiciary, both in substance and in process. While Reagan appointed "only" three new Supreme Court Justices (who will be the swing votes on many important issues), he also appointed a new Chief Justice, with power over who writes the opinions, magnifying the appointees' combined clout. The hundreds of other federal judges Reagan appointed are even more significant, since they will interpret the Supreme Court's decisions in most cases...