Word: prompting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Cultural differences also prompt some students to live off campus. Jessica A. Zern '88, an Orthodox Jew of the Lubavich sect, lives with a rabbi's family in Brighton because she says it is difficult to be a religious Jew living in the Houses. Samer Nadir '89, a native of Lebanon who lives with his parents in Arlington, adds that Americans and Lebanese think differently about living off campus during college...
...situation in South Africa becomes more and more desperate, one wonders if the only way to prompt American action would be for the South African government to accept Soviet aid. There certainly seems to be an odd correlation between Soviet interest in a government and the administration's discovery that the citizens are oppressed, dissatisfied and want U.S. intervention...
...doing their best to help shoppers feel comfortable in what is sometimes a disorienting space. Dallas' Hypermart USA installed hot lines in its aisles so shoppers can get information and directions. Its bakery can churn out 20,000 tortillas a day. To make sure cranky toddlers do not prompt their parents to hurry too much, Hypermart offers a Ball Room, where parents can deposit their children to be supervised. But anyone who wants to shop in a 200,000-sq.-ft. store should remember to don jogging shoes. Says Melba Lincoln, a Dallas homemaker: "Shopping here is like running...
This brain drain has left the parents and grandparents behind. Iowa is now the nation's third oldest state. The nonpartisan American Association of Retired Persons, boasting 300,000 members in the state, is spending $250,000 on TV ads and phone banks to prompt older Iowans to make their presence felt on caucus night. Senior-citizen centers are frequent campaign stops, as most candidates vie to affirm their commitment to the sanctity of ever rising Social Security benefits. Only Babbitt, who advocates full taxation of benefits for the affluent, and Dole, who is willing to freeze cost of living...
Perhaps the biggest question is what position Sony will take in the controversy over a new technology called digital audio tape, which can record music with the clarity of a compact disc. CBS Records had been a leading advocate of limiting the technology, contending that it would prompt more home taping and pirating, while Sony has pushed DAT as the next wave in home audio. Now the company will have an interest in both arguments. Experts believe Sony may support a compromise, in which DAT recorders would be permitted in the U.S., but would be equipped with devices designed...