Word: touche
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hour alert. That has been changed to 72 hours. The Soviets would much prefer that Kania solve his own problem. They do not want to become involved in a protracted guerrilla war in Poland; nor do they want to risk the global crisis such a step would almost certainly touch...
...students were beginning to neglect their other assignments. It was at this point that they needed a break. I was able to get my class excused from the final assignment because their previous work had been so exceptional. It is important for the teaching fellow to remain in touch with the class so that he will know when the students are reaching the saturation point. It is also usually easier for students to talk to their section leader than to the professor since the teaching fellow is generally closer in age and experience to the students. This allows...
University officials this week confirmed that Bok will touch on minority admissions policy, the hiring of minority faculty, and the quality of life for minorities in the community in his letter. The letter will be Bok's sixth on a variety of ethical issues confronting the university...
After police evicted Solidarity members from buildings in Ustrzyki Dome and Nowy Sacz two weeks ago, the next logical step would have been to stop the larger occupation in Rzeszow. But the authorities hesitated too long. As one Solidarity official said, "We got in touch with our people in all of the major factories around here and let them know that if the police interfered here there would be a general strike without further notice...
...been "a pillar of inaccuracy." Minutes later, convinced that the Iranians were holding the hostages until Carter was out of office, Walter Cronkite angrily confessed on the air: "I try to remain the cool correspondent, impartial and unaffected by events, but it seems like the most uncivilized final touch to an uncivilized performance that I can imagine...