Word: correctives
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Monica's answering machine and what the President purportedly said on it. Then, 15 minutes later, he recants, saying he had no idea what the Times was going to print. This, as Greenfield later pointed out in the town hall, was not a bug, but a feature: Broadcasters can correct their mistakes in real time...
Fidel Castro has always been a redoubtable tactician, adept at sensing the public temper and clever at catching up with the times. He is also ready to "correct the errors we made in correcting our errors," as he once put it, when it suits his purposes. National unity is a precious component of his authority, and so he will tack when necessary to preserve it. "Fidel wants to authorize what people are already doing spontaneously," says Raul Rivero, a poet and independent journalist. It's like the dollar. When the black market in American currency grew too strong, Castro...
...correctitude of the paper was to the nth degree," Cramer says. "We did whatever was the most politically correct thing at the moment...
...outside the context of the icy Canadian winter. Everything about the film suggests barrenness. Even the entire color scheme is drab. Although it adds to the effectiveness of the imagery and remains consistent with the film's tone, this tactic further distances the viewer. Egoyan's choices are artistically correct, but often emotionally risky...
...feminist, I can correct your misconceptions here and now: women's liberation is about sharing burdens. We are willing to make an effort and pursue you, but we do not want to replace you as the sole hunters. Yes, Harvard Women are amazing, and watching them at work is impressive. But you men are not incapable; you too can ask one of us to a movie or to coffee. Reciprocity is superior to a one-way system...