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-- A report in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Marriage and the Family comparing 15 years of data compiled by the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center concludes that marriage in the U.S. is a "weakened and declining institution," primarily because women are getting less out of...
Sometimes the Soviets have insisted on linking the various negotiations: no INF deal without a strategic offense-defense trade-off. At other times they have appeared willing not to link the issues, letting Reagan have an agreement and a summit without his having to make any concessions on SDI. Their...
Previous research has indicated that alcohol consumption reduces the risk of heart disease by reducing the amount of one type of cholesterol in the bloodstream. But with the results of the new study, Colditz said, "We're left with the trade-off."...
"Yes, the closeness [among Radcliffe women] has disappeared," agrees Dean of Radcliffe College Philippa A. Bovet. She cites co-educational housing, implemented in 1971, as one of the factors behind the change in atmosphere. "With any change there's always a trade-off," she says.
Deregulation has prompted airlines to make daring experiments with service, sometimes to harrowing ends. People Express provided an example of just how far consumers can be pushed in a trade-off for low fares. Its aggressively no-frills service, featuring such hassles as on-board ticketing and extra fees for...