Word: stepped
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...move is an important step in China's campaign to formalize the country's legal code and replace renzhi, the rule of men, with fazhi, the rule of law. Although the ancient Chinese developed a sophisticated civil service system, the prominence of law waxed and waned with the fortunes of China's Emperors. The Communists tried to install a Soviet-style system after the 1949 revolution, but the fledgling effort began to unravel during Chairman Mao's "anti-rightist" political campaign in the late 1950s. What little jurisprudence survived was virtually swept away during the tumultuous Cultural Revolution...
...friends. If you came in past 11:30 p.m., you found the door locked. Eventually, the night porter would answer the bell, not exactly in his bathrobe but looking the way your girlfriend's father used to when you brought her home late. If your step was wobbly on these occasions, the porter looked concerned. Rates passed for cheap in midtown -- $80 for a small suite -- and if you had not checked in for a while, the desk clerk asked after your health...
...obviously a very useful step forward to have data on the number of physicians who hold licenses in Massachusetts. But one has to be cautious in interpreting the significance of that number," Schwartz said in an interview...
...whatever one thinks of Gorbachev's motives, everyone must agree that Gorbachev's program for peace presents an unparalleled opportunity for the two superpowers to continue thawing the cold war. If he perseveres, Gorbachev will have taken a large step toward a lasting peace and toward his goal of preserving "the vitality of this civilization...
Although nobody has yet been killed or seriously injured, police worry about the increasing sophistication of the incendiary devices being used. Warned Scotland Yard spokesman Neil Schofield last week: "If they've decided to step up the campaign in London, it's something we have to take very seriously...