Word: rank
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...consummated while Mao was still alive. As we headed for the easy chairs, he said: "I don't look bad, but God has sent me an invitation." Somehow it did not seem incongruous that the dialectician of materialism should invoke the Deity. No being of lesser rank could presume to interrupt the Chairman's labors. Even more striking was the casualness with which Mao treated the imminent end of his rule and hinted at the urgency to complete certain business...
...social symbolism of salt was painfully evident in the medieval equivalents of the Amy Vanderbilt Complete Book of Etiquette. As late as the 18th century, the rank of guests at a banquet was gauged by where they sat in relation to an often elaborate silver saltcellar on the table. The host and "distinguished" guests sat at the head of the table-"above the salt." People who sat below the salt, farthest from the host, were of little consequence...
...start of Nixon's second term, Haig was made Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, a four-star rank culminating a spectacular rise from colonel in four years. When he was called back in May 1973 as White House chief of staff, his strength and discipline helped the Government traverse Watergate without disintegrating. Haig kept faith with his President, and he kept faith with the nation's institutions. It was a unique and indispensable service...
Scalese was "devastated" by his removal from street duty, although it involves no demotion in weekly pay or rank. Paolillo added, because Scalese--who had won 20 commendations in 28 years on the force--"lives for his work...
...prospects for a settlement at General Motors are not good. Nearly half the GM work force of 330,000 is on indefinite layoff, and relations between the union and management are strained. GM wants to reopen talks, but there may not be much support for that from the rank-and-file union members. Union people complain that General Motors Chairman Roger Smith has a paternalistic attitude toward them. Industry analysts now consider a September strike at GM a real possibility. If GM begins boosting car production in May, despite the current sales slump, it will be a sign that...