Word: unlessness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Unless we would hold that the past decades have wrought no change in our society, then the traditional approach to the study of Western civilization is seriously flawed. By removing those thinkers from our characterization of Western civilization, we are defining ourselves as we were, not as we are, or as we should strive...
...seemed unbridgeable. They have personified the country's racial stalemate: Mandela, who turns 71 this week, insisted that he would make no deals with the white government while he remained a prisoner; Botha, 73, vowed that he would never free the symbolic leader of the nation's black majority unless Mandela forswore the use of violence...
...cannot remain a leading force in technology, industry and science unless it is in the forefront of space exploration. Throughout its history, America has been a nation of discoverers and achievers. If it fails to take the next major step in space, it will have given up an essential part of its national character...
...despite the override vote and heavy public criticism, Dukakis continues to hold his ground and refuses to free the $100 million. The governor said he made the cuts "under the authority given to me by the Legislature. I can't distribute those funds unless they're there and they're not going to be there," he said...
Experts say the environmental threat posed by the nuclear reactors and atomic weapons lost at sea is small. Reactors are contained in casings so strong that they remain intact even under the tremendous pressure of very deep water; missiles crumple at great depth but will not detonate unless they are electronically "armed" -- something that would only happen in wartime. NATO intelligence has confirmed that nine reactors and 50 nuclear weapons of various sizes are resting on ocean floors. Said one Danish official: "Nuclear things don't just go off, but the idea of these weapons and reactors rusting away...