Word: stepping
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...application to Columbia University, Brown wrote: "I intend to let all my actions be dictated by the answer to this question: 'Will this step help, more than any other action, in winning the war against fascism and in winning the peace that will follow...
...brisk start, the new Democratic Movement for Change, led by Yigael Yadin, appears too elitist to many voters. The right-wing opposition Likud, whose ailing leader is onetime anti-British Terrorist Menachem Begin, was accused of maintaining an illegal bank account abroad-the issue that forced Rabin to step down last month. Last week all campaigning was halted as the country mourned for 54 soldiers who were killed when their helicopter crashed during maneuvers on the West Bank. It was the worst military crash in Israel's history...
...Uncertainty does not have. Besides expressing (frequently) his extreme dislike for nuclear war, Galbraith does little to synthesize his stray editorial comments. The book amounts to a diary of sorts, a wry personal narrative on economic thought and modern politics. Admittedly, Galbraith has the boldness and ability to step out of chronological sequence and tie together ideas and people in ways that make the process a little more understandable. But take the cover (glossy and liberally sprinkled with gold and silver) and the price ($15.95; to rise to $17.95 after the television series opens in the U.S. this week) seriously...
Although the agreement will have little effect on undergraduate life it is a step toward solving the merger issue which should have been answered many years ago. Radcliffe's continued existence is important to provide support for undergraduate women. In addition the Radcliffe Institute and similar programs for women's studies are potentially useful and with a more concentrated interest they may well grow further in importance. We hope that some of these programs may also become available to undergraduates...
Almost two years to the day after the collapse of the Saigon regime, the U.S. and Viet Nam's Communist rulers last week took an important step toward reconciliation. At the end of two days of cordial talks in Paris between Richard Holbrooke, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, and Phan Hien, Viet Nam's Deputy Foreign Minister, the U.S. agreed to stop opposing Viet Nam's admission to the U.N., which Washington has blocked three times since 1975. The U.S. also promised to lift a trade embargo after diplomatic relations are established...