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...concerns about the U.S. economy. (Thatcher, interestingly, spent as much time with Greenspan as with Bush.) Meanwhile, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, in yet another deft diplomatic thrust, announced that he would make a surprise visit to the United Nations next month. The President and President-elect ruled out any impromptu superpower bargaining. Still, complained a senior Bush foreign policy adviser, "we're already being expected to govern. It isn't fair, but we aren't able to ignore those expectations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Markets Vote | 11/28/1988 | See Source »

Jeff Hass, as the Uninvited Guest, a psychiatrist, shines on the Mather House impromptu stage. Throughout the scenes in his office, his careful, even tone gives him ultimate power over his patients. Hass plays the psychiatrist as the absolute manipulator and succeeds in creating a sinster aura about his character. His is definitely the most consistent performance in the show...

Author: By Melanie R. Williams, | Title: Harvard Theater | 11/4/1988 | See Source »

...debaters may choose to discuss one of two topics or resolutions per round. The "government" team bases its argument on the resolution chosen, while the opposition team must respond with an impromptu argument...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Short Takes | 10/29/1988 | See Source »

...24th annual Head of the Charles Regatta is the largest single-day rowing competition in the world and is generally regarded as the premier event of the fall rowing season. The event, which began with a mere 100 boats in an impromptu race, now boasts 3500 competitors in nearly 850 boats and will draw over a quarter of a million spectators...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Well-Loved, Well-Attended Event | 10/22/1988 | See Source »

Another student, from Stoughton Hall, said she was hosting an impromptu reunion for many of her high school friends. Unaware of any pending parties, she said," We'll just get together and make a lot of noise...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Clamping Down | 10/22/1988 | See Source »

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