Word: reasonableness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this is not to deny that all women are involved in women's issues, whether they acknowledge it or not. Certainly women in any organization face a different potential for discrimination than their male counterparts. Women in all activities are women first, and members second. For that reason there should be discussions of women's issues, top female speakers, more women role models and resources to help Harvard women cope as they juggle careers and families...
...same, those who had money and power were certain that anything wished for--within reason--could be achieved and would...
Once the bees cross the Rio Grande, scientists fear, they could wreak havoc among U.S. beekeepers and farmers whose crops depend on bees for pollination. Reason: aggressive Africanized bees, which will interbreed with their gentler domestic cousins, are less efficient pollinators and honey producers...
While the showdown looms in Mexico, U.S. scientists are looking for further clues to the Africanized bee's physiology. There is some evidence, for example, that killer bees do not thrive in colder climates. But even if they colonize only in the warmer Southern states, there is plenty of reason to worry about the potential costs. Lost sales of honey and damage to fruit, nut and vegetable crops worth billions of dollars each year could be substantial, not to mention lives lost to fatal stings...
...survey conducted earlier last week by Sindlinger & Co., a marketing-research firm, just 4% of the households polled said they planned to buy stock, compared with 15% just after the crash in October. Fear of the volatility often attributed to program trading was the second most often mentioned reason for avoiding the market, after disillusionment about insider trading. Individual investors have apparently developed a belief that the stock-market game is fixed in favor of the big players. Says Arthur Levitt, chairman of the American Stock Exchange: "It's a national disgrace that we've been unable to agree...