Word: willingness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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For years most politicians evaded the race issue, and successive governments behaved as though time and good intentions would somehow make it go away. Says a ranking civil servant: "I think the difference between the U.S. and here is that in America the Government has been willing to do something...
Q. Are you willing to acknowledge the existence of Israel and its right to exist?
In fact, though hardly new, the chirp and bleat of parochial pride is more blatant than ever. The simple reason: these days the old hooray for the home team gets amplified by all the techniques typical of the age of hype. Localities and larger principalities routinely hire professional publicists and...
The basic philosophy behind this approach is to take everything in stride and do what you want, and only that. Attend only required events, spend the rest of your time partying with a carefully selected group of equally cool people. Be polite, and willing to joke around, but don't...
Some critics, however, claim that Chandler has emphasized national and foreign coverage at the expense of local news. Until 1977 the Times had only two reporters covering city hall. The paper missed a scandal in its own backyard when Columbia Pictures Executive Davie Begelman in 1977 was accused of financial...