Word: statements
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...seems pretty obvious that in any discussion of the various methods whereby the crafty student attempts to show the grader that he knows a lot more than he actually does, the vague generality is the key device. A generality is a vague statement that means nothing by itself, but when placed in an essay on a specific subject might very well mean something to a grader. The true master of a generality is the man who can write a 10-page essay, which means nothing at all to him, and have it mean a great deal to anyone who reads...
...guess today, I would guess that ((Gorbachev)) would ultimately fail . . . to reform the Soviet economy" and "when that happens, he's likely to be replaced by somebody who will be far more hostile . . . toward the West." In an interview with TIME, an irritated Shevardnadze responded by calling Cheney's statement "incompetent." Bush and Baker promptly disassociated themselves from Cheney's remarks; both stressed that the U.S. wants to see perestroika succeed. In fact, the Gates-Cheney skepticism about Gorbachev's prospects have more support in the White House than either the President or the Secretary of State...
...Arafat the statement crowned another diplomatic success. His meeting with President Francois Mitterrand last week marked the first time that he has been officially received by a major West European leader. Mitterrand took the opportunity to urge Arafat to explain the P.L.O.'s stand on the charter, and seemed pleased with the results. Although Arafat refused to back formal abrogation of the charter, Premier Michel Rocard said Arafat's statement "constituted a positive clarification in the direction of peace...
...Arafat's statement nonetheless provoked a predictable outcry from Palestinian radicals. "We shall show Arafat and the world that the P.L.O. charter remains very much alive," said George Habash, leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. In the past two weeks gunmen in Lebanon assassinated Bassam Hourani, a commander of Arafat's Force 17 security arm, and launched attacks on two other Arafat aides...
...sense, rationing medical care is a form of triage -- the mellifluous French term, derived from wartime practice, for giving medical attention to the most likely survivors. This goes against the American grain. According to a 1987 Harris poll, more than 90% agreed with the statement that "everybody should have the right to get the best possible health care -- as good as the treatment a millionaire gets." But another survey, by the Public Agenda Foundation, found that only one person in ten would accept a $125 tax increase to support a national insurance program for catastrophic illness. As medical costs rise...