Word: underlying
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Under God should displease everyone, except millions of churchgoing Americans who do not have to read the book because they already know what Wills takes more than 400 pages to point out: the U.S. remains an avidly religious nation.
Under God abounds in complexities and ironies, not the least of which is how a nation founded on Christian values could mandate a separation of church and state. Wills observes that the American body politic routinely functions as if there were no division. The proscription of a state religion does...
In a move that will help wean soldiers from the plastic bottles, Milwaukee- based Aqua-Chem last month shipped Operation Desert Shield three state-of- , the-art water-purification units with a total value of nearly $1 million. Each of the mobile units, which use a process called reverse osmosis...
At issue is the company's determination to uproot work rules that, it argues, reflect generations of featherbedding that cost the News some $70 million a year in excessive wages and benefits. The newspaper says it loses $50 million annually. "These contracts are a nightmare," says News publisher James Hoge...
The probe breakthrough confirmed that French and British tunnelers were within striking distance of completing the first tunnel under the English Channel. Measurements taken through the probe hole showed the two approaches were out of line by a horizontal distance of only 20 in. after huge boring machines had chewed...