Word: thrusted
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Sensing the militant new mood, the White House has already prepared a package of measures intended to improve American business competitiveness. The broad thrust of the Administration's approach will be unveiled in the President's Jan. 27 State of the Union address. Few of the measures, however, will bear directly on the central problems of the trade issue. They largely embrace such themes as stricter enforcement of antidumping laws and new definitions of monopoly that will take into account shares of international as well as domestic markets...
Where is the greatest need in adult literacy? It is at all levels--from the completely illiterate to those who seek advanced literacy. The greatest numbers, however, are at the high literacy levels. Indeed, this characterizes the current national literacy thrust...
There have been other thrusts in past years. But the current adult literacy thrust seems to stem from the recognition that, while a little bit of literacy is better than none, it is not good enough today. What is needed today is the ability to read highly complex materials and to use it to solve problems and to learn on one's own. This level of literacy cannot be taught by engaging in a few reading excercises. It requires higher levels of language development, higher levels of reasoning, and advanced reading and study strategies...
...think that it will be beneficial to the Soviet Union, at least for their public relations, to release them, and this is the main thrust of our letters," said Zinovy Reichstein, a fourth-year graduate student who does research for HSSJ. But he added, "We're not trying to get involved in politics and change Soviet policies in certain areas...
...Iceland had a glorious dawn, and has lain in twilight ever since," wrote British Historian James Bryce after an 1872 visit to the island. "It is hardly possible that she should again be called on to play a part in history." This week, however, Iceland's very remoteness has thrust it onto center stage. President Reagan reportedly chose Reykjavik over London for this meeting to minimize distractions. The driving force behind this superpower outing, according to both Soviet and U.S. officials, is "less is best." In attracting the two leaders, Iceland's spartan isolation may have been its major selling...