Word: wisdoms
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Chongryun has since become a substantial force. It has built 140 schools and a university for the Korean community, where 20,000 young people study the basics -- and the wisdom of Kim Il Sung. The association has established a powerful credit union and launched numerous publications. By the mid-1970s, Chongryun Koreans were starting to prosper; they now control most of Japan's pachinko parlors. Former Chongryun officials say North Korea made it clear that the well-being of loved ones back home depended on how often -- and how much -- their relatives in Japan were willing to contribute...
...Fred Jewett has been a wonderful dean of Harvard College," added Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles. "His wisdom and supportiveness have shaped the undergraduate experience, and his thoughtful good humor has improved the life of the dean...
Both are being modeled on the success of Fox. Against all odds and most conventional wisdom, Murdoch, the Australian-born media baron, launched Fox's prime-time schedule in 1987 with one night of programming that included Married . . . With Children and The Tracey Ullman Show. The network expanded gradually, targeting its shows to a younger audience and developing a roster of trend-setting hits such as The Simpsons and Beverly Hills, 90210. Still, it has remained a distant No. 4 in the ratings...
Though Murdoch has spent lavishly to obtain the rights to N.F.L. football and beef up his station lineup, few on Wall Street last week were expressing doubts about the wisdom of his latest investments. When all the New World stations join Fox (half of them could be on board by this fall, the rest in 1995), the network's VHF coverage will jump from 25% to 40% of the country. That will probably boost ratings and ad revenue. "If you take the increase in viewership in just these 12 stations and apply it across our ((advertising)) rate card," claims Murdoch...
...likely to be overturned by Congress, where opponents could not muster the two-thirds votes needed to override a presidential veto if legislators forced a showdown. But Clinton will take a political roasting no matter what he does. Administration officials say he has come to see the wisdom of extending MFN and delinking it from human rights, which he could promote better by diplomatic means. But politically he cannot afford to take such a forthright stand yet. Instead, the President seems to be aiming for the now familiar sort of compromise that pleases no one and accomplishes little...