Word: reines
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...admirable theory, but the whole tradition of the demonic robot assumes that when a metal creature feels immortal longings, no mere law can rein him in. Arthur C. Clarke demonstrated that in 2001. The computer HAL not only operates the space ship and talks in a supercilious tenor but is so exalted by its own superiority ("I am incapable of making an error") that it starts killing the astronauts who interfere with its plans. In a 1976 MGM effort titled Demon Seed, a presumptuous robot goes even further and fulfills the sinful ambition of making Julie Christie pregnant. But then...
...boosted the discount rate, the interest it charges on loans to member banks, from 11% to 12%, and tacked on an additional 2% surcharge for especially big bank borrowers. A number of Fed watchers believe that the central bank plans to work hard at least through Jan. 20 to rein in the money supply, whose growth is still exceeding Fed Chairman Paul Volcker's targets. Says Investment Analyst Julian Snyder: "For Volcker, the next three months provide a great opportunity to clamp on the monetary brakes with minimum political interference. He can try to wring out in December what...
...Mike Durgin and company decide to key on Czinger they'll do nothing but give freer rein to the rest of the Eli five-man line. Anchored by tackle Serge Mihaly, a blood-and-guts player who at 6-ft., 3-in. more than adequately fills the left side, the line has proved nothing short of remarkable against the rush. Yale opponents have gained only 844 yards on the ground all season--in the Eli's 30-10 triumph over hapless Columbia, the Lions were held to negative six yards of offense in the second half...
...dealing with foreign policy, will you rein in your National Security Adviser and leave the State Department preeminent...
...camp and thus end the feuding early. Both Carter and Reagan would certainly woo the Illinois congressman, as they would the electors them-selves, who, after all, are not forced by the Constitution to vote for the candidate they promised to support. (Many states have passed laws to rein in rebellious electors, but they do occasionally slip away.) a dramatic historic event which would result in change," says Edward C. Banfield, Markham Professor of Government and an expert on American political reform. "Apprehensions about the electoral college system that have existed, but not in a significant way, will be acted...