Word: reform
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...real dragon heard about the prince's obsession. But when the slithery monster poked its head through the window, Prince She trembled with fear and hid himself. The current Peking regime, say the students, is behaving much like the prince. For months, they say, the authorities encouraged political reform. But when democracy actually poked its head through the window, in the form of student demonstrations, government officials tried to push it away...
...sorry sir, he has left the meeting." And so forth. It is not clear if anyone knows what is going on. Bureaucratic channels have become so confused that the Philippine Embassy in New York has to keep in touch via the Minister of Agrarian Reform...
...Faculty Council has resolved the major issues involved in the reform of the disciplinary system and is now finalizing the wording of its proposal and the procedures the body will follow, said Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57, who heads the subcommittee drafting the proposal...
...least likely step is an income-tax increase. Last month Texas Representative Jim Wright, the incoming Speaker of the House, suggested that the tax-rate cut in the new reform legislation be delayed for the wealthiest Americans. Wright's notion was promptly criticized by members of both parties, and he has not broached the subject since...
...labor group, the Confederation Generale du Travail, called for stoppages in public utilities and Paris bus and Metro service to support demands for higher wages and work-rule changes. The deepening confrontation came just weeks after Premier Jacques Chirac bowed to student protesters in December by withdrawing plans to reform France's universities...