Word: constraints
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Memory is a constant constraint on Japanese actions: neither the overwhelming majority of Japanese nor their neighbors want the country to become a military power again. "Everyone would be a little afraid," says Nimit Nontaponthawat, chief economist at Thailand's Bangkok Bank. "We still can't trust the Japanese 100%." Observes Reinhardt Drifte, a leading European expert on Asian security affairs: "We should consider very carefully when we ask the Japanese to shoulder a greater defense burden. I'm worried that one day people will wake up and discover that a major military power has been created in the region...
...place of contrasts, of poverty and wealth, hope and despair, constraint and freedom. And for actress Linda Hunt, who visited Harvard last week, New York is both a source of inspiration and of fatigue...
...wariness in dealing with Israel has thus contradicted our normal noisy, scrutinizing attitudes. Constraint has prevailed, as a sign not of manners but of dishonesty. Most of America has a strong familial affection for Israel (inasmuch as any country has affection for another) as a people, a democracy or both. We have finally started acting as if we do. The advantages are already evident...
Pilbeam agreed that lotteries are not necessarily the best solution but added that "the inability to recruit competent teaching fellows is a legitimate constraint." Course leaders should not sacrifice quality to increase the number of sections, he said...
...systems are now illegal. Rather, we have to compare th enew system to the only alternative, which woul dbe the elimination of alcohol laws of Massachusetts. those are the stark choices. This new policy, therefore, allows the maximum choice of drinking at College parties within a very severe outside constraint. I am confident that we can all make it work. Neil H. Buchanan