Word: westernness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...young to make responsible decisions about smoking. Whatever the ruling, the tobacco industry is hedging its bets by aggressively expanding operations in foreign markets such as Asia and the former Soviet bloc, areas where tobacco regulations are scarce and youthful consumers eager to snap up high-profile Western products are plentiful. Also in the works -- development of "safer" cigarettes, which so far haven't made it out of research labs. Osteen has promised a decision on the regulations anywhere from between five to 10 weeks, but with so much at stake on both sides, it's not likely...
Ozment returned to Harvard as a member of the Faculty in 1979, having taught at Yale for several years. Since then, he has taught several Western Civilization survey courses, including History 10a last fall in addition to courses in his specialty...
...been a supporter of international aid to Russia, and offers support for U.S. companies exporting there. But with Russia's moribund economy, high crime and virtually no enforcement of business contracts, fiscal and judicial reform are vital to securing greater foreign investment. Just as important is Western confidence in Yeltsin's ability to lead, and Helsinki will offer him a chance to prove his resilience...
...national media has played up the Flash Gordon comic book angle in the last two weeks, at the expense of toning down some of the other classic themes and frameworks that Lucas weaves into the film's texture. In many ways, "Star Wars" can be approached as a competent Western set sometime in the quite distant future. Go down the checklist of a classic Western's ingredients, and few items will be missing in the Lucas recipe: bounty hunters with no morals; sleazy smugglers who will handle any contraband--including political rebels--and who don't pronounce the final letter...
...have recently come under attack for my article, "The New Red Scare: Western Prejudices Against Islamic Fundamentalism" in the January issue of Perspective. Several letters have been sent to the Crimson and Perspective concerning my use of the phrase, "Jewish fundamentalists, usually referred to by the more polite term Orthodox." The letters have implied that I somehow believe Orthodox Jews to constitute a fundamentalist terrorist organization. I meant nothing of the sort...