Word: toughers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This sense of Ethiopia as a bottomless sinkhole for Western aid inspires some skeptical experts to wonder whether such assistance is really wise. Regular international rescue efforts do little to encourage recipients to learn to feed themselves, the skeptics argue, and a tougher approach just might force Ethiopia to mend its ways. "What will aid do?" asked Britain's Economist last month. "It will strengthen the dominion of Ethiopia's ignorant rulers. The weather is the only calamity not directly caused by Colonel Mengistu . . . and his cronies. Their Russian advisers have taught them to run vast state farms that produce...
...Crimson expected a tougher match for Trinity, which placed second at nationals last season behind Harvard. But the Crimson simply dominated...
Benji is also, well, a bitch. Says Writer-Director Joe Camp: "Benji started her first movie when she was eleven months old. She had a whole movie on her back when most dogs are playing with puppy toys." Making Mike a star was tougher. Says Trainer Clint Rowe: "It took a year of just spending time with him before he got over his shyness...
...senior official predicts only that the "two leaders can make some progress" on the issue of sub-limits for specific types of long-range weapons. He adds a very modest hope that "they should be able to start understanding the nature of the verification problem," which would be much tougher to deal with in a START agreement designed to reduce weapons than in an INF treaty that eliminates them altogether...
...young team faces tougher competition this weekend in its second Ivy League match when it meets top-ranked Columbia...