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Word: unwantedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Cable television has been a money-consuming swamp for the companies that own the three major networks. CBS folded its cultural channel in 1982 after losing an estimated $30 million. RCA, the parent company of NBC, dropped $17 million on the Entertainment Channel before closing it last year. ABC and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Double Play | 5/14/1984 | See Source »

Deng's regime has done little to eliminate corruption, repression or inertia, and has in fact given rise to some new problems. The swelling of riches in a few areas has made for inequity and envy. The open door has admitted a host of unhealthy and unwanted foreign influences. Many...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China: Capitalism in the Making | 4/30/1984 | See Source »

Freeman Dyson's Weapons and Hope does not answer all the problems raised by nuclear weapons, but neither is it simply another eloquent discussion of the horrifying situation the world is in. Though it is beautifully written (and many similar studies are not), it is also one of the best...

Author: By Simon J. Frankel, | Title: Stepping Back From the Brink | 4/25/1984 | See Source »

Proponents of the system argue that a state adoption agency's handling of an unwanted child often proves far more inhuman. Bureaucratic stalls and inefficiency can condemn a baby to foster homes and state institutions until the infant has outgrown any chance for placement with a family. Says Family...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Newborn Fever | 3/12/1984 | See Source »

But unless the alliance clarifies the purpose of these missiles, the accomplishment is likely to be transitory, since the basic European attitude toward the missiles is that of a host toward a now unwanted guest whose invitation to dinner it would be too awkward to withdraw. Some prominent Europeans purport...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Plan to Reshape NATO | 3/5/1984 | See Source »

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