Word: expanding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Some Senators objected to passing what amounted to a private law for North sponsored by Jesse Helms of North Carolina. But Helms was persuaded by Delaware Democrat Joseph Biden to expand the bill so that it would apply to all former military men convicted of similar crimes. If the House concurs, Congress will be favoring government pensions to a select group of convicted felons who served in the military. Not that Ollie needs the money. He earns an estimated $25,000 a speech...
Critics' Voices gives writers "a chance to say something they don't have space to say elsewhere in the magazine," notes senior editor Thomas Sancton. Most theater items, for example, are in addition to reviews that appear in the Theater section. The page also lets us expand conventional notions of "culture" by including such pastimes as circuses and sporting events. Says Sancton: "We don't want to be limited to traditional categories...
Critics' Voices will continue to expand its horizons. Coming soon will be reviews of home-entertainment videos and, perhaps, computer software. "Ideally, this is the kind of page that readers will tear out and tack up on their bulletin boards," Sachs says. "We want it to be indispensable...
...most dramatic improvements have been made by U.S. automakers, who developed an infamous reputation for poor craftsmanship in the 1970s and early 1980s. Yet for every gain the Big Three have made, their Japanese competitors have continued to earn top ratings for quality and to expand market share. In a survey by J.D. Power Associates, a leading automotive analyst, buyers of this year's Japanese imports reported only 119 problems per 100 cars during the first 90 days, while owners of new American cars reported 163 glitches. Even so, the quality competition has drastically boosted value for the car buyer...
President Derek C. Bok said in the statement that during his four years as director, Bowron has raised $6 million in endowments and $7.5 million to expand the facilities of the Harvard University Art Museum system, which includes the Fogg, the Busch-Reisinger and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum...