Word: scalese
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. Chatwin, 47, does not claim to be devout, although he appears, as was said of James Joyce, to have rejected religion while preserving its forms. He even seems to have had an antirevelation in which scales did not fall from his eyes but covered them. Twenty years ago, Chatwin, then...
Why the prolonged pay squeeze? By the early '80s, American wages in many sectors were ripe for attack because they remained too high in relation to industrial paychecks in the rest of the world. The porous U.S. economy made such an imbalance impossible to maintain as domestic goods suffered from...
Why do plaintiffs so often persist, and why do juries find for them in cases that judges then throw out? Perhaps because jurors, like much of the rest of the public, think the press needs some restraining. Or perhaps because libel law is simply hard for laymen to grasp. While...
Although statisticians say the new scale willaccurately represent student opinion, somestudents have complained that the new ratingsystem does not allow for enough variation, Davidsaid. She added the decision to switch scales wasmade last year.
A show of force is necessary, as Reagan reels from the Iran-contra scam. Pressure now could tip the scales in Congress against contra aid for 1988 and forever. Increased sanctions against South Africa could also gain momentum. The April 25th rally promises more than a good time--it promises...