Word: transfering
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...when it is to be divided between Boston and the state of Massachusetts under the terms of Franklin's will. The suggestion has been made that that sum be donated to Boston's Franklin Institute, but the legislative time and effort required to process such a transfer might well cost more than the $5 million...
...this time for reflection. it's really depressing to think of what's going to happen when the Harvard teams open their second seasons next week. I've considered changing schools, but because of Harvard's messed-up academic schedule, it's even too late for me to transfer to B.U., where the Terriers' perennial powerhouse hockey squad has been joined by a thoroughly respectable basketball team. They tell me to "make the best of it," so I guess that means I'm stuck. So I guess I'll look at the silver lining. Here's my list...
...foster energy conservation in the U.S. One specific problem they mentioned was the widespread concern in Western Europe that Washington might bargain away too much in the SALT negotiations with the Soviets. A particular worry: the U.S. might bow to Moscow's demand for tight restrictions on the transfer of weapon technology. For the British, this could mean a sharp curtailment of cooperation with the Pentagon on nuclear weaponry, the backbone of Britain's strategic deterrent. And Bonn does not want to be prevented from acquiring nonnuclear cruise missiles, which it has been counting on as the most...
...worker's failing performance in the knowledge that the worker would be gone in two years anyway. Now, says Frank D. Sweeten, vice president of Sperry Rand, "that two years becomes seven years, and we have to take a harder look at performance." Some employers would like to transfer to less demanding jobs those good workers who are slowing down, but are concerned that the employees will consider it a slight. James M. Seamon, vice president of Nalco Chemical Co. in Oak Brook, Ill., asserts: "We have to change people's thinking around to help them feel that...
Initial public response was mixed, even confused. According to a poll by the New York Times and CBS, Americans opposed Carter's decision to transfer U.S. recognition from Taipei to Peking by 45% to 32%; but by 58% to 26%, the public opposed further arms sales to Taiwan...