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...local doctors pondered and said, "Immaqa" (maybe). At the end of her home rule speech the Queen said: "Gûtip Kalâtdlit-Nunât sianigiliuk " (God bless Greenland). The islanders will need more than fond benedictions if they are to make a success of their semisovereign future...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREENLAND: Here Comes Kal | 5/14/1979 | See Source »

...constitution reserves considerable power to the semisovereign, ever-competitive divisions. Curtice could probably fire a divisional vice president outright if he wanted to act out a Hollywood version of the tycoon, but he would not. The unwritten law demands that such a grave personal decision be discussed up and down the committees. A divisional vice president with the prestige of Buick's Ivan Wiles spends a huge operating budget as he sees fit, and goes to the top only when he thinks his actions might affect the other divisions, or when he wants new capital...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MAN OF THE YEAR: First Among Equals | 1/2/1956 | See Source »

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