Word: rationale
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The class was pleased at the news of the birth, but they were also cheering Bell himself for breaking the unwritten rules of professorial conduct, which preclude any emotional openness in the presence of the students. Bell is down to earth in a way that academic giants like Stanley Hoffmann...
But for the time being there was no easy way to patch the breach opened by the lamentable Falklands war. As long as emotions remained a guiding force both in Britain and in Argentina, the only U.S. option, in the words of a State Department official, was "quiet encouragement." The...
Rational, Students reading How To won't run to get their eyes checked. How many of these "helpful" hints--printed in all capitals for easy reading--would change your life? "MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT SECTION." "PLAN YOUR PROGRAM CAREFULLY." "NO GRADE IS FINAL." "YOU MUST TAKE EVERY...
Another legacy of this trip is a heightened prestige for the papacy, even among secular observers. Significantly, the London Times said in an editorial: "John Paul leaves Britain carrying with him the affection and admiration of far more Britons than he arrived with." Columnist James Cameron, who calls himself an...
'I don't think that the nuclear arms competition between the two superpowers is some kind of irrational or non-rational behavior pattern. I think it's very much a central element of what I see as the major competitive relationship in international politics.'