Word: quos
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...vanished, replaced by a feisty, wide-open democracy. Polls indicate that 83% of the population identify themselves either as Taiwanese and Chinese or as Taiwanese. Only 16.3% say they are simply Chinese. As for the future, 86% of Taiwan's people favor holding on to the status quo and putting off unification. The status quo, as they see it, includes efforts to conduct foreign relations and join international organizations, which stoke China's fury...
...huge demand for Viagra, the wonder drug that can treat impotence [MEDICINE, May 4]. But is there a sufficient supply of willing sex partners to satisfy the resulting appetite for intercourse? Pity the working women, the mothers and the partners who are content with the status quo. The true winners with Viagra are the drug companies and, of course, the sex workers. Thanks to all those unsatisfied Viagra junkies, they will experience a boom in the trade. KRISTINA WANG New Farm, Australia...
...feathers. During her campaign, Stewart promised to depoliticize the council, to shift its focus from abstract debates about foreign policy and the plight of migrant workers to concrete issues like student group funding and cable television. Her approach was a direct refutation of the council's ideological status quo. In striking contrast to her liberal predecessor, the Georgia native is a Republican who interned for House Speaker Newt Gingrich during the summer...
...strongconstituent base, and respect that constituentbase," Wilson said in a May interview. But, sheadded, "it is important to know that the ultimateresponsibility for the institutional structure isan assigned responsibility. There is a group ofpeople who hold the institution in trust--ourBoard of Trustees."CrimsonMelissa K. CrockerMARCHING FOR THE STATUS QUO: EMMA C.CHEUSE '98 and COLLEEN T. GAARD '99 march fromRadcliffe Yard to Harvard Yard during a rally insupport of Radcliffe...
...Cruise ships are subsidized by (surprise!) American taxpayers. Congress allows shipping companies to register their vessels overseas to avoid paying federal taxes, although most of these companies' revenues come from American passengers. You should also have reported how much money the industry contributes to Congress to keep the status quo. It seems American taxpayers are the steerage passengers on these new Titanics. ALVIN LOPEZ Sierra Madre, Calif...