Word: vitality
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...writer charges, first of all, that a forthcoming change in Harvard's investment policy (not investing in companies it discovers sell vital equipment in the enforcement of apartheid to the government) is a contradiction. The writer claims that Harvard had shunned, under its policy, taking a strong stand on apartheid, but that this latest investment requirement has "political" implications. The writer mentions that Harvard used to require companies in which it invests to abide only by the Sullivan Principles, which are incorrectly defined as standards of corporate conduct in the workplace and not in the public sector. In fact, Sullivan...
...prompt action by civil-preparedness teams minimized the loss of life: Elena was blamed for only four deaths. Florida Governor Bob Graham must have spoken for many when he said, "I think we dodged a very dangerous bullet. I think it creased us, but it didn't hit a vital organ...
Another reputation that may have been on the line in the Sergeant York decision was Weinberger's. "Killing the DIVAD was vital to saving any fig leaf of Weinberger's viability on the Hill," said one senior congressional aide. Legislators have been pressuring the Secretary to cut marginal Pentagon programs to help alleviate the federal deficit crisis. Said Congressman Denny Smith of Oregon, a Viet Nam War veteran and a longtime opponent of the Sergeant York: "My congratulations to Secretary Weinberger for a courageous decision. Too bad he waited so long...
...their main mission in Washington: to bring regional interests into national legislation. As it represents the largest number of people, Congress has always had, and should continue to have the main responsibility for controversial fiscal policy. But recently we speak of a world economy. Regional and special interests are vital. But national and international considerations (more the responsibility of the president) have become major issues in the budgetary process. Congress should save themselves and allow the president the means to effectively influence finance...
...contrary to the impression you will receive during the drunken days of Freshman Week and every moment you spend here thereafter, there is another part of Harvard. It's very different, but also vital to what you learn, how much you pay, how you're regarded by the real world and how you're treated in the unlikely event of a clash with the forces that lurk behind serenely closed doors here...