Word: commitment
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Europe. Congressional leaders have warned that unless Japan moves more quickly to cut its surplus, Congress will impose a 15% tariff surcharge on Japanese goods, and take other retaliatory steps. Says Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas: "I can see no good reason for the U.S. to commit economic harakiri on the altar of a bogus free-trade relationship...
...looked the other way, which presumably is an argument for Harvard continuing to do so. Besides, if Harvard were to refuse one such gift, he implies, it would have to consider doing the same to all unsavory gifts, and if it took one and not another, it would commit the great sin of inconsistency. Better to be consistently amoral...
...White House man deeply involved believes we are now probing the issues that will shape the future of the U.S. How this agreement emerges, what strategic forces we decide we need, and what wealth and resources we commit will affect every other U.S. program. "We may know more about ourselves through this debate than we have in many years...
...design problem. Perhaps of greatest immediate import, officials conceded that it may take several more weeks, possibly months, to achieve a "cold shutdown" of the crippled reactor, meaning bringing it down to the minimum possible temperature. Said NRC Operations Boss Harold Denton: "I don't think we ought to commit ourselves to any more timetables?only safety...
Election to the academy is an honor that does not commit members to specific duties, Ptashne said...