Word: stepped
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...advances in all fields are being made by minorities in this country and others, due to the weakening of old stereotypes and restrictions. Universities, to facilitate learning and prepare students more comprehensively, ought to accept this trend, and incorporate more minority studies into existing curricula. Stanford took a bold step in this direction to prepare for the future, only to be accused of undermining the glory of America and the West...
...next step is to follow through on the seven demands that were agreed to by the dean," Wilkins said. "When we know where the faculty stand, we will know what to do next. We expect the faculty to act on the five proposals over the summer or early fall...
Lookout is the entry-level position for nine- and ten-year-olds. They can make $100 a day warning dealers when police are in the area. Sometimes the pint-size apprentice is rewarded with the most fashionable sneakers, bomber jacket or bicycle. The next step up the ladder is runner, a job that can pay more than $300 a day. This is the youngster who transports the drugs to the dealers on the street from the makeshift factories where cocaine powder is cooked into rock-hard crack. Finally, an enterprising young man graduates to the status of dealer, king...
...room behind the stage without an audience. But the onlookers remained relatively calm. That alone was an accomplishment. "Nothing was said that was new," noted Koppel. "But the very fact that ((Israelis and Palestinians)) sat down, even though there was a wooden wall between them, was a step in the right direction." And, for the sovereign territory of ABC, a television coup...
...reputed to have welshed on deals before. Still, the word in Washington last week was that General Manuel Antonio Noriega had reached a tentative agreement with the Reagan Administration to step down as commander of the Panama defense forces. The terms of the agreement remain fuzzy, but White House officials hinted at one major U.S. concession: Noriega might be permitted to remain in his country. "We have said we prefer him to leave Panama," said White House Spokesman Marlin Fitzwater, "but the policy issue is to leave power...