Word: self
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...concerned about being self-righteous...
...know, that's the least concern. The last thing I want to be considered is a super-Christian. I'm not even a good Christian. The last thing I want to do is manipulate somebody. When you talk about my being self-righteous, I'm a sinner. I know what I am. I'm a sinner saved by grace...
...sight. Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, whose squabbling has sometimes led to price wars, were relatively cooperative with one another when they met last week in Vienna. Because of strong worldwide demand for OPEC's crude, the group decided that it could boost its self-imposed production quota by 1 million bbl. a day, to 19.5 million, without suffering any serious decline in oil's market price of about $18 per bbl. Moreover, OPEC decided to review the new quotas in September, when the oil ministers meet again in Paris. They may be able to raise their...
...three weekends in a row, a million people, almost 20% of the population, have poured into the crowded streets to show solidarity with the students in Beijing. What began as a display of support soon became an affirmation of Hong Kong's own desires for democracy and self-rule. Then the violent suppression ^ in Tiananmen Square woke Hong Kong to the fear that the fate of the students could...
...treatment programs. The FDA, responding to intense public pressure to demonstrate both compassion and efficiency, has established a "fast track" for the approval of AIDS drugs. However, that streamlining may have permanently distorted the traditional protections afforded by careful drug studies. Some scientists are demanding a stop to self-experimentation...