Word: sharing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Japan originally wanted to build its own fighter from scratch but eventually agreed to a deal in which the U.S. would share more of the F-16 fighter jet's aviation and military secrets than it had before with any of its allies. In return, the U.S. would acquire some Japanese developments in radar-absorbing, or Stealth, materials that would be used in the plane's wings and fuselage. General Dynamics, which first developed the F-16 in 1972, would design and build 35% to 40% of the FSX prototype. Later, U.S. contractors would expect a 30% share...
...billion (total remaining S & L deposits: $964 billion). Because Bush's proposed $200 billion bailout package is to be financed in part from the thrifts' federal insurance premiums, which are based on the size of their deposits, the withdrawals could reduce that source of Government income and increase the share borne by taxpayers. One reason for the heavy S & L outflow is that consumers have been moving their money to money-market funds, which in January were paying depositors an average of 1 1/4 percentage points more than thrifts...
...excess weight represent an inexcusable lack of vigilance. Accustomed to success in translating their private anxieties into public activity -- protesting a war, toppling a President, taking over universities -- they turned to perfecting their immediate environment in the 1970s, pressing the Government for help and suing anyone who did not share their finicky obsessions. Safety regulations multiplied, tort law boomed, liability-insurance rates soared...
...social needs of Asian Americans on campus: culturally, to celebrate the richness of our heritage; educationally, to discover our identities; politically, to obtain the rights to which we are entitled as human beings and as minorities are being denied; socially, to develop ties with those with whom we share commonalities. Our focus is the Asian American community, and we have and always will encourage all Harvard-Radcliffe students to explore its many facets...
There is no doubt that AAA and other minority organization do serve a social function on campus. But we feel that the "true spirit which drives our minority organizations" has been negligently misrepresented. Even as we strive to understand ourselves, we strive to share our experiences with others. But it is not enough for us to reach out with one hand. We hope that all our fellow students will reach their hands out to us as well. David Chiu Arlene Mayeda Co-Presidents Asian American Association