Word: western
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Western conference sources said that while it may be impossible to reconcile the Cambodian parties in Paris, progress could be achieved on forming an international body to monitor the Vietnamese pullout...
...makes us depressed too," my friends said. "Wouldn't it be much better if they had a Western Civilization class and distribution requirements...
...obvious that the Core needs reform. It doesn't work. With a very few notable exceptions, professors don't want to teach the classes, students don't want to take the classes. But I'd rather have six more Core requirements than one "Western Civ" class. I'd rather double my science requirements than be told I am about to read the "Great Books...
...afloat by three major forces: exports, housing and capital spending. No one thinks exports will repeat the explosive growth of last year, when sales abroad jumped nearly 30%, thanks largely to a declining U.S. dollar. One reason U.S. firms should find receptive markets overseas is that the economies of Western Europe and Japan are still rapidly expanding. European Community members are expected to sustain 3% growth in 1989, and Japan is likely to show a 5% gain for the fiscal year ending next March...
India was the first to deploy troops on the Siachen Glacier. In April 1984 the Indian army launched Operation Meghdoot (Cloud Messenger), placing forces at two key passes of the Saltoro Range, which runs along the Siachen Glacier's western edge toward the Chinese border. India says it was pre-empting a planned Pakistani move -- a contention Islamabad denies. The Indian advance captured nearly 1,000 sq. mi. of territory claimed by Pakistan; ever since then New Delhi has wanted to establish a formal boundary along that natural divide. The conflict escalated slowly as each side deployed more men, established...