Word: standpoint
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...trying to alleviate future stress, two-career families will try to make choices of jobs and locations that present reasonable opportunities for both spouses. Some will plan ahead, sometimes quite far ahead. They will make joint decisions that are neither individual's first choice, viewed narrowly from the standpoint of the job and the environment....Moving has higher personal costs for a couple when both work...
...voting day approached, European and U.S. diplomats waited with apprehension, hoping Gonzalez could pull off a miracle. From a military standpoint, Spain's withdrawal would matter little, since even now the country is not part of NATO's unified military command structure. But NATO Secretary- General Lord Carrington warned that a referendum defeat would result in a "very grave weakening of the alliance...
...former article, Koch relies on the hackneyed deterrence argument--the unproven assertion that unwavering and well-publicized punishment for homicide will reduce its incidence. Though Koch's standpoint is that of the politician cum social scientist, he fails to refer to any studies to prove his most fundamental point--perhaps underscoring the ambiguous nature of such data...
...Safran called me to ask if he should run the conference using CMES as opposed to CIA funds. I told him that with the full disclosure and my public statement, I felt he should proceed with the conference as planned, including the CIA funding. I said that from the standpoint of University Policy, the issue was not the source of funds per se, but the disclosure...
...From the standpoint of scholars here and elsewhere, and from the University's point of view, the most serious problem lies in the need to disclose the sources of support for research or conferences to all those who are involved and to the public. When the CIA is a sponsor, taking this step is mandatory under the Intelligence Agency Guidelines and, under accepted academic standards, it is essential for the protection of scholars who place their trust in us. The Middle Eastern Studies Association has expressed deep concern about this failure, focusing quite properly on the importance of full disclosure...