Word: tools
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...left so that the left does not alienate the middle. The isolated incident of protestors throwing water balloons with red ink hurts the popularity views; in this sense, it goes too far. But any argument that appeals to patriotism and American values to force out respect is merely a tool of a political creed that shuns political conflict in support of the status...
...whim of the Syrians. The Israelis, on the other hand, would welcome such a change. Said David Kimche, director general of the Israeli foreign ministry: "As long as the P.L.O. is independent, we have difficulty pinning down the responsibility for terrorism. But if the P.L.O. becomes a Syrian tool, then at least we will always have an address...
Some students perceive computers as an important management tool. Donna Florence one of the student members of the Required Course Subcommittee, said this week adding there is a lot of enthusiasm for computers on campus...
Conservatives in the West have tended to support the first option, liberals the second. Given this fact, you might say that neither group deserves high marks for consistency. Indeed, these same conservatives dismiss increased contact with the Soviet Union as a viable foreign policy tool, and these same liberals push detente as a solution to easing East-West tension and making the USSR a nicer place...
Using bankruptcy as a tool to escape from sticky situations has been tried before. In 1982 Manville filed for reorganization to protect itself from an estimated $2 billion worth of suits flowing from alleged health dangers of its asbestos products. The company today is thriving. The Supreme Court is now reviewing a case in which a New Jersey building-supply company declared bankruptcy to escape a labor agreement with the Teamsters. A lower court has already ruled in favor of the company, saying that the terms of the contract were "burdensome...