Word: regarding
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...nuclear family, the new consciousness of black and women's history and of human rights in general have engendered a series of "problem books" that confuse as often as they enlighten. Lower reading scores have been reported in grade schools throughout the country. And although specialists regard children's literature as a rich and complex genre, its artists and writers are too frequently appraised by critics as a species of emotional retards...
Businessmen regard Regan as sensitive to their need to raise new capital to spur investment, industrial growth and productivity-all the things that the "Reaganauts" claim must be done if inflation is to be stemmed and the economy steered along a path of robust recovery. There are, however, some reservations about Regan among career officials at Treasury. As Merrill Lynch's chairman, he rarely expressed thoughts about economic policies beyond stating their impact on the securities industry. For instance, in a speech last month to the senior staff of the New York Stock Exchange, he declared, "Most...
Admittedly, there is not likely to be universal agreement on precisely what talk is superfluous when. The judgment is aesthetic, and tastes vary. Some Americans might regard all sermons, lectures and political speeches as superfluous. Such testiness, however, can be shrugged off as a symptom of hyperactive intelligence. The criteria for talk should be appropriateness and pertinency. The essential question is: Does it subtract from or enhance the moment into which it falls? The deeper reason that sports commentary is annoying is that it so often ruptures the flow of the main event. The effect is easier to see when...
City Councilor David Sullivan, who drafted the ordinance requiring a city permit before rent-controlled housing is removed from the market, termed the decision a "travesty," and added that "the city manager has to consider very carefully now what his obligations are in regard to carrying out the removal ordinance...
...Just before the 1976 Republican Convention, Reagan stunned the Republican Party by naming Schweiker, then something of a liberal, as his prospective running mate. The maneuver made Schweiker an instant convert to strict conservatism, although it failed to win the nomination for Reagan. Schweiker's G.O.P. Senate colleagues regard him with reservations. Says one: "He's Mr. Aver age in ability, but he's tenacious and might make a very good Cabinet officer if he has a strong back-up staff." Reagan thinks so highly of Schweiker that he might well enter the inner Cabinet...