Word: regarded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...book, as Riding methodically dissects Mexican culture, language and lifestyle. He understands the peculiarities of Mexico's historical legacy and the influence this legacy has in a nation preoccupied with its past. He also explains the ambivalence Mexicans have toward the giant to the north a nation they regard with a mixture of fear and envy...
...single targets for the opposition's attacks about 'fairness' and special interests," says a White House strategist. Thin-skinned Nancy Reagan was wounded by the criticism, especially since the White House really was badly in need of repairs. "That absolutely uncalled-for attack by some in the media with regard to the refurbishing and painting a few walls in the White House," says the President, "that was very upsetting to her." The First Lady was hurt when she had feelers sent out about getting an honorary degree from her alma mater, Smith College, and Smith refused. As a reaction...
...ball club, no longer the tightly held property of Mr. P.K. Wrigley, who for 45 years seemed to regard the team as a nonprofit organization, has just filed legal challenges to the state and local laws that have been confounding night baseball on the North Side of Chicago. A reasonable guess is that lights will be installed by next postseason and in regular use by 1986. Attendance is not the concern. In a park whose capacity counts just 37,275, the Cubs drew 2.1 million people last year despite a horrendous spring- training record that discouraged business early. Whether that...
...number of obstacles must be removed if its recommendations are to have an impact on American health. First, cholesterol testing must be standardized across the country. At present, results from one laboratory to the next may vary by as much as 10% to 15%, and some laboratories continue to regard readings of up to 300 mg as within the normal range. The panel called on the food industry to provide better labeling of the fat content in processed foods, and it urged restaurants to offer lower-fat items on their menus. Public education was seen as vital so that high...
...birth control would go a long way toward achieving this end. Too many pregnancies result from sheer ignorance. If more teenagers were taught how to use contraceptives properly, fewer of them would fail to use them. If more teenagers were completely informed about the realities of abortion, fewer would regard it as an easy alternative. And if more teenagers were taught not merely how babies are made, but what the responsibilities of baby-making are, more would be able to make informed adult choices...