Word: stepping
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that the North Koreans take responsibility for the killing of Major Arthur G. Bonifas and Lieut. Mark T. Barrett in an argument over the trimming of a poplar tree (TIME, Aug. 30). The trouble was, there seemed no way to enforce that demand except by outright military action, a step the U.S. was unwilling to take. Already, it had ordered the carrier Midway into Korean waters and sent B-52s on simulated bombing runs near the truce lines. The most that had ensued was a statement from North Korea's Communist dictator Kim II Sung that the killings were...
What is next? "Are we headed in the direction where a woman can sue the police department if she is raped, screams and no one comes?" asks Walton. Shadoan thinks the trend in tort law-toward no-fault auto, product liability and medical malpractice insurance-may block that next step. He points to Great Britain, where "if you get raped, you get medical care and a government payment. Damage suits will soon be a relic of the past." Many lawyers are betting it will never happen...
...Republicans could do that effectively, they would take the first step toward winning a majority, if for no other reason than that an increasing number of Americans seem to be embracing traditional Republican principles. Queried by TIME last week, President Ford offered an explanation for the apparent shift in public opinion. "Many Democrats believe that the way to solve our economic and social problems is through a large central Government which will supervise and plan most of the important activities in the economy and the nation. Based upon the experience of mankind through the ages, Republicans believe in a more...
When the seven-week siege was over, the Christians could claim one of the most decisive victories of the 16-month civil war. A major Moslem enclave in Christian territory had been obliterated, and the tormented nation had advanced one step closer to partition. Although both sides insist they still want a united Lebanon, each has begun setting up a separate administration in its own territory...
...Step by step, in a steady series of accretions of meaning, these lessons lead toward acquiring the gift of speech. Says Bruner: "Man realizes his full heritage when he reaches language. But he is doing things along the way which are also quite remarkable...