Word: writes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Some investors claim that Kohlberg Kravis leverages its deals too far, loading up the bought- out companies with a debt burden that could be fatal in a recession. Another development that may derail Kohlberg Kravis is the federal tax reform movement, which appears likely to limit some of the write-offs that help make LBOs such lucrative investments. That prospect has already slowed the pace of most Wall Street LBO specialists, with the notable exception of Kohlberg Kravis...
...emerged at the age of 77 in a reflective mood prompted by a nearfatal automobile accident in Switzerland, where he now lives. "Only an idiot believes that he can write the truth about himself," he begins, and then demonstrates that idiocy becomes him. Unlike Greene's God-haunted memoirs, Ambler's have few ominous moments and only one bitter note. The ironic revelation is his specialty: "Uncle Frank . . . had confidence in himself and had acquired important skills. We knew that because just a week ago he had been giving evidence . . . as a witness for the Prosecution. His expert field...
...name and a date, hang in solemn rows behind protective glass; and the shelves of an overflowing glass case sag under the weight of homemade trinkets sent to the mothers as gifts of moral support from all over the world. Here the mothers meet and work. Here they write the speeches that cap off their weekly protests. Here they plan and write their monthly newspaper--a professional-looking montage of interviews and articles which they began in 1983 in reaction to an establishment press that, with one noble exception, had for six years refused to note their presence...
Fine. That's the scientists' prerogative, especially if they make it perfectly clear in their write-up, which they did. What isn't fine, however, is for the media to tout the discovery as something it isn't--a major breakthrough. In fact, the media makes this mistake quite often when dealing with medical discoveries. A comparison of the articles that run in the weekly New England Medical Journal and your local newspaper will quickly confirm that...
...other branch of journalism qualify their statements constantly. You would never read a rewritten version of a politician's press release in a paper, but you are very likely to find a doctor's press release, slightly reworded, in newsprint. This is not because doctors are known to write better than politicans, but because by and large the reporters may shy away from trying to understand science...