Word: scoped
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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NATO's original goal of defending Western Europe from Soviet aggression needs to be redefined in order to confront the demands that face Europe. The post-cold war world requires that nato accept responsibilities outside the scope of its origins. This new role must include providing for its own regional security and accepting U.S. leadership, without the condition of committing resources only if the U.S. intervenes. U.S. leadership must be more decisive and work to instill foreign policy confidence if NATO is to be an effective alliance and successful in Bosnia. JOHN F. STAMPFLI Mission Viejo, California...
...appealing, loose, raw edge. Others, like the nine-minute-long Porcelina of the Vast Oceans, flow gracefully and naturally along. One gets the feeling that the band--composed of leader Corgan, guitarist James Iha, bassist D'Arcy and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin--charged ahead on gut instincts; the sheer scope of the album (28 songs) didn't allow for second-guessing or contrivance...
Ever-optimistic, Postman's book is dedicated to finding just such a purpose. It ignores technicalities (class size, teachers salaries) to focus on what he calls "gods" educational frameworks of a near mythological scope. Postman takes an as to what he considers our false cultural gods including the god of absolute scientific truth, the god of economic utilitarianism and the god of consumerism. Instead he offers five new gods which he hopes will provide moral guidance, a sense of continuity, explanations of the past, clarity to the present hope for the future...
...addition, we were impressed by Born's work to increase the scope of federally-funded summer food programs in Cambridge. This initiative is especially important in a city with a large homeless population...
Then there is the question itself. Quebeckers were asked the ponderous "Do you agree that Quebec should become sovereign, after having made a formal offer to Canada for a new economic and political partnership, within the scope of the bill respecting the future of Quebec and of the agreement signed on June...