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...defeated President had no illusions about his fate. Said he: "The Ozal era is over." Thus ended eight years of strenuous economic growth (9.2% last year), in which Ozal opened Turkey to the West, bullied his countrymen into embracing free-enterprise capitalism and, in the course of backing the U.S.-led coalition in the gulf war, greatly ingratiated himself with George Bush. During 70 foreign trips, Ozal tirelessly emphasized Turkey's strategic importance. More than ever, he insisted, Ankara is vital as a bridge to the Middle East, a bulwark against Islamic fundamentalism, and a force for stability...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turkey Losing a Staunch Friend | 11/4/1991 | See Source »

When the doctors allowed her to finally start rehabilitating her knee, Johnston worked out a strenuous three hours every...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: Putting it All in Perspective | 10/31/1991 | See Source »

Dake's duties include the strenuous activities of letting people into the practice rooms, renting out pool cues and making change for video games. Out of a three-hour shift, Dake says, he actually workonly s 45 minutes. Not bad, considering he makes $6 an hour...

Author: By Elie G. Kaunfer, | Title: Harvard's Cushy Jobs | 10/9/1991 | See Source »

...Wylie seems to have struck a perfect balance--a symbiosis of sorts--between a Harvard education and prominence in figure skating to the mutual benefit of both strenuous disciplines. After a two-year hiatus between high school and college, Wylie made the decision to matriculate in Cambridge...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, | Title: Twirling Between Harvard and Olympic Skating | 6/6/1991 | See Source »

...requirements stringent enough to match the admittedly strenuous job of writing a thesis must involve courses other than the normal midterm-paper-final departmental courses. What would those courses be? More seminars? More tutorials? More undergraduates in graduate-level courses? These plans do little to ease the teaching crunch faced by departments, which the staff hopes to alleviate...

Author: By John A. Cloud, | Title: Thesis Advising Takes Less Time | 5/22/1991 | See Source »

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