Word: assertion
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...focal point of a lot of the band's activity," manager Whittemore said. "She could assert herself, since she's been with the band longer than anyone else, but she always asks permission to do things. She's a great help to a new manager. And she adds a very nice touch to the band--somebody not in authority, but someone you can count...
...considered a kneejerk reaction by the President, but their analysis of the situation was identical: the Russians viewed the crisis as an internal matter which left East-West relations unaffected. Both Johnson and McCarthy believe international detente is still the Soviets' primary goal, and that they would not assert their leadership within the Communist world at the price of jeopardizing detente...
...federal official to flee the area before he could read his Scentometer. Spreading from the plant was the pungent smell of rendered chicken heads, feet, feathers and entrails. Southerly breezes wafted the odor across the state line to the town of Selbyville, Del. After Maryland's efforts to assert control failed, Selbyville citizens began a movement that eventually persuaded the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare to sue Bishop under the 1967 Clean Air Act. The smell of the processing plant, they complained, "deprives the people of life's normal pleasures." Urging that the suit be dismissed, Bishop...
...bishops, particularly from Africa, Asia and the U.S., are pressing for reforms within the conference itself. Some believe it should be an elective body that would include priests and laymen as well as bishops. Transformed into a more responsive, democratic institution, the Lambeth Conference might then be able to assert a greater degree of authority on the faithful...
...Will he assert his independence? The answer depends partly on how the typical delegate was chosen. Amid the bewildering variety of state election laws, he could be hand-picked by his Governor, elected by a state convention, or selected by a tiny elite of state party committeemen. In only 15 states do registered voters elect delegates in primaries, which may be more or less open; another three states, including New York, pick some delegates by primaries while party leaders name others. Whatever the mechanics, unless the delegate is an insurgent, it is highly likely that he goes to the convention...