Word: unwantedness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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A 1983 survey of 2000 undergraduates, half of whom were women, revealed that 3 percent of the undergraduate women polled said they had received unwanted pressure for sexual favors, and 10 percent said they had been subjected to unwanted pressure for dates. The statistics, however, did not indicate whether the...
Clearly, congressional debate is not an effective method to weigh the merits of competing scientific research programs. Furthermore, the new funding scheme invites unwanted political interference in research. Universities will have to become more concerned with lobbying Senators than with maintaining research standards.
For the past four years GE has been selling off unprofitable operations and accumulating cash that could be used for a major acquisition. Last spring, when CBS was facing an unwanted takeover bid from Ted Turner, GE offered to come to the rescue with a higher price if the company...
The New York State legislature last week passed a bill that will also raise barriers to unwanted takeovers. Under it managers of New York-based companies could block hostile moves for up to five years. Said Governor Mario Cuomo, who has announced that he will sign the legislation: "This will...
The visit was hastily planned and largely unwanted. There were no flashy motorcades, no wreath layings and no banquets. Yet from the moment that Polish Leader Wojciech Jaruzelski shook hands with French President Francois Mitterrand at Paris' Elysee Palace last week, he had achieved what he sought: the stamp of...