Word: staked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...always will find it dangerous to their security to permit people to think, believe, talk, write, assemble and particularly to criticize the government as they please. But the language of the First Amendment indicates that the founders weighed the risks involved in such freedoms and deliberately chose to stake this Government's security and life upon preserving the liberty to discuss public affairs intact and untouchable by Government...
...money in one place longer than portfolio managers do. Individuals by the millions have been switching to stocks and mutual funds because of their growing dissatisfaction with the shrinking returns on money-market accounts. Richard Bonner, a flower grower in Fallbrook, Calif., near San Diego, happened to boost his stake in the market just one day before the 100-point surge began. He then watched in delight last week as his $150,000 portfolio blossomed by an additional $6,000 in just a week. Said he: "I think the market's headed higher. It's the place to be." Gerald...
Lastly, a few observation/questions about the contents of Mrs. Bok's letter. She states, "the issue at stake is not one that should be resolved casually or decided by a small minority of Harvard undergraduates?" Why then have such elections? The statement is particularly bizarre in light of her statement earlier in the letter that it is the Corporation, not the Overseers, that decides investment policies (and if the Overseers are powerless in this matter, why the great effort to see that the divestment slate loses?) What would be less democratic that the six-person, self-perpetuating Harvard Corporation...
...million to $250 million. The new acquisition is expected to have earnings of $170 million this year, largely from the Merv Griffin Show and the popular game shows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! Coca-Cola also has shares in a number of joint ventures, including a 50% stake in a home video operation with...
National pride, a possible Nobel Prize and millions of dollars are at stake in a scientific rivalry. Linking strokes and drinking...