Word: stepping
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although advocates hailed the June 28 ordinance--the first such legislation ever enacted by an American city--as an important step forward, researchers at Harvard and MIT said that the council's move would have little effect on their research...
...selecting Judith Richards Hope, the Corporation answered calls for diversity in the composition of the 339-year-old body, which traditionally has been composed of seven white males. But the appointment of Hope, a Washington lawyer with close ties to the Republican party, can hardly be seen as a step towards diversity of opinion on the homogenous board...
...selection shows] that the University does recognize the importance of equal representation," he says. "I expect it will be seen as an important step to [minority] students...
...Unexpected? Hardly. These days, events in Eastern Europe are so topsy-turvy that bloc uniformity seems to have given way to a breathless rush of uneven developments. In Hungary, where a multiparty system is in the works, Communist Party chief Karoly Grosz reportedly announced that < he was prepared to step down, a move that was interpreted as a victory for reformers. In East Germany the government sought to rid itself of malcontents by handing out unprecedented numbers of exit permits, while thousands of other unhappy citizens simply fled over the Hungarian border. In Poland the Communist Party Politburo marked...
Some suggest that Bloch enjoys his notoriety. Yet he has rejected a barrage of telephone calls and messages from Diane Sawyer asking him to appear on Prime Time Live and from Mike Wallace for 60 Minutes. Bloch plays along with the reporters who dog his every step. "Longevity runs in the family," he cautions. "This could go on for another 35 years...