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Word: suggest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Harvard has toestablish a policy," Ocasio says, giving anelemental example. "But I know that Harvard mightfeel undue pressure because the quotas or numericgoals might sacrifice the quality and I know thatif I take such a hard line that they might nottake me seriously. So I might suggest somethingelse...

Author: By Melanie R. Williams, | Title: Holding On, Speaking Out, Moving Up | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...some extent, this view is similar to that of those who have struggled so mightily for the Harvard Corporation to divest its stock in companies that are in South Africa. However, in the case of hiring a fair number of Black faculty, there cannot be an analogous counter-argument suggesting that an immediate loss would accrue to the University in any regard--which makes the situation all the more puzzling. Some faculty have tried lamely to suggest that affirmative action breeds Black dependence upon whites, but this smacks of the same sort of disingenuous concern conservatives have manifested...

Author: By Ronald Walters, | Title: Conservatism Closing the Mind | 6/7/1989 | See Source »

Some pundits who believe Japan is failing to make quick enough progress suggest that the country will need far more pressure from the outside. James Fallows, author of More Like Us: Making America Great Again, contends that the Japanese economy is chronically biased in favor of corporate profits and investment abroad at the expense of the Japanese consumer's living standard. Example: the Japanese have only recently begun to do away with mandatory Saturday office hours. Dutch journalist Karel van Wolferen, in his recently published book The Enigma of Japanese Power, argues similarly that Japan is run by a near...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Does Japan Play Fair? Is the Door Open Wide Enough? | 6/5/1989 | See Source »

Though Dubcek insists that he is "just a gardener," his recent meetings with opponents of the regime suggest that he has not ruled out a future role in politics. Indeed, only two Czechs are known widely enough to serve as symbols for change in their country; both were sitting there on the couch. As Havel's wife Olga noted when the meeting was over, it was "a moment of history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Czechoslovakia A Historic Encounter | 5/29/1989 | See Source »

...find the Crimson's reporting in this matter both mind-boggling and insulting. To suggest that I would reverse, on the basis of a poll, a position which I had spent seven months researching and debating before deciding to support, is ridiculous. In contrast to the four positions on the issue taken by the council's illustrious chair, I remained firm, once I had fully considered the issue, in my initial stance, confidant that I had correctly weighed the multitude of questions raised by ROTC. I had already scheduled a strategy meeting for the next day with other council leaders...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ROTC Poll | 5/26/1989 | See Source »

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