Word: sharpness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Concern for Rights. Carter got still more applause for his sharp refutation of Soviet criticisms of his policies. Said he: "If these comments are based on a misconception of our motives, we will redouble our efforts to make them clear, but if they are merely designed as propaganda to put pressure on us, let no one doubt that we will persevere." Soviet leaders erred if they thought his Administration's "concern for human rights" was "aimed specifically at them." Rather, he repeated, his policy applied "not to any particular people or area of the world, but to all countries...
...insulting the modesty of a woman to political activities, labor organizing and striking. General Zia ul-Haq, the new chief administrator of martial law, decreed that there would be no amputations without his approval and that anesthesia would be used. Nonetheless, the threat was apparently sufficient to cause a sharp drop in crime...
...raised to 500 a share in January. Additionally, a program to collect delinquent accounts more quickly has cut down the time of the average unpaid bill from 59 days in 1973 to a present tolerable level of slightly more than a month. These changes have helped bring about a sharp earnings turnaround: Con Ed's net income rose by 55% last year, to $301.4 million, al-though revenues grew by only 18%, to $2.9 billion. With Con Ed shares now at about $23 and the company in strong shape financially, some Wall Street brokers are again recommending the stock...
Because effects of these medicines are sometimes severe, doctors must use them judiciously. Patients too must help; stress, overexertion and strong sunlight all can cause a sharp relapse. As Dr. Sheldon Blau and Dodi Schultz explain in their new book Lupus (Doubleday; $5.95): "The patient and doctor must function as a partnership-analogous, perhaps, to a police team on foot patrol, never knowing from what source trouble may appear, but constantly prepared to cope with any eventuality...
Unnamed People. Under McCarthy's handling these woes do not turn into soap opera. She is a sharp and lucid observer. But she is so detached and dignified that the novel lacks fire. Her gentility dulls the effectiveness of a potentially enlivening technique: the difficult one of mixing real Washington characters with fictional ones. Such household names as Ed Muskie, Hubert Humphrey, Henry Jackson, Lady Bird Johnson, Judy Agnew, Betty Ford Rosalynn Carter- and Gene McCarthy -move fleetingly through the story. All are portrayed in flattering terms...