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...they have gone back on their word. No serious Sikh can entertain thoughts of talking to Mrs. Gandhi now." Only through cautious maneuvering and concessions to moderate Sikhs, it seems, can Mrs. Gandhi hope to heal the wounds left by last week's attack and preserve, indeed strengthen, her country's unity...
...access to the base, some of whom may have been angry enough with Pastora's decision to kill him. In the aftermath, Pastora's colleagues quickly down-played their disagreements, but the episode promised not only to delay ARDE's alliance with the F.D.N. but to strengthen Pastora's resolve against any union under conditions other than...
Language instruction, such as language labs where students would receive instruction from computers, are in the planning stages, and use of computers in Expository Writing will be expanded. This year, students in one experimental section of the course employed Apple II computers and a specially designed computer program to strengthen their writing skills...
...hopes of charging full fares on all flights to and from Los Angeles during the Olympics (summer discounts are normally available), and automobile-rental agencies had stopped requiring full payment in advance. Accordingly, in the best tradition of Yankee buoyancy, there were those who predicted that the boycott would strengthen rather than weaken the appeal of the Games. Ventured Walter Hill, president of a firm that makes official Olympic trading cards: "In terms of a collectible, controversy enhances the value of the cards...
Finally, I hope that Mr. Howe's pontificating attitude will not inhibit people from finding out about the pertinent issues and discussing them openly. That the Sullivan Principles and increased investment in companies that operate in South Africa only serve to strengthen apartheid should be made clear. No, Mr. Howe, I personally am not satisfied with the meagre three pages that President Bok devotes to the issue in his last book and with the few constructive suggestions he has made in his open letters. And before you make any more unfounded and destructive allegations. I suggest that you think before...