Word: soled
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...prior generations of immigrants believed they had to learn English quickly to survive, many Hispanics now maintain that the Spanish language is inseparable from their ethnic and cultural identity, and seek to remain bilingual, if not primarily Spanish-speaking, for life. They see legislative drives to make English the sole official language, which have prevailed in some fashion in at least 16 states, as a political backlash. Says Arturo Vargas of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund: "That's what English-only has been all about -- a reaction to the growing population and influence of Hispanics...
...struggle for control of the Baltic Republics in the Soviet Union has shown that full-blown greed, competition and vicious take-overs are not the sole province of Drexel Burnham. The secession of the Republic of Lithuania from the Soviet Union promises to be bigger than the break-up of AT&T. Corporate raiders beware--Soviet President Mikail S. Gorbachev may soon be the new Carl Icahn...
...judge by all the outward sings, Pierce is poised to break away from his sole remaining rival, former U.S. Attorney William F. Weld '66, in the Republican gubernatorial primary next September...
...Zell, chairman of Chicago-based Itel Corp. (1989 revenues: $2 billion), is raising up to $1 billion for a fund that would acquire firms at fire-sale prices. Says he: "Anytime you have a period of excess, you're going to have a period of distress that follows. Our sole purpose is to buy good companies with bad balance sheets. Our goal is to restructure their finances and come out the other end with a viable company." Zell is hardly alone in his ambition. Texas investor Thomas Kelly II and several partners plan to launch a fund to invest...
...cities were routinely destroyed under the principle of Herem, in which every person, every animal and every piece of property was annihilated. This practice was viewed in a noble light because it removed from the attackers' minds any temptation to collect spoils, thus permitting divine command to be their sole motivation. Nevertheless, Herem as a practice flies in the face of our notions of "just war" and is difficult to accept even if one views it as the word...