Word: lifeblood
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...already hired about two-thirds of the required census coordinators through the civil service. Thus these nonpartisan supervisors will be able to select most of the 400,000 door- to-door enumerators at up to $8 an hour. Republicans are livid. Complained Minnesota Congressman Vin Weber: "Patronage is the lifeblood of politics in many congressional districts. To have this slip by us for bureaucratic reasons is just infuriating...
...maintain firm control. "Socialism," he said, "is not negotiable." His only conciliatory gesture was a hint that travel restrictions might be relaxed. At the same time, he encouraged East Germans to stay home, and admitted that the flight of 135,000 citizens this year was "a draining of a lifeblood" that amounted to "a human, political and economic loss...
...Reading those letters is a very important part of doing the job, because selecting the letters is the lifeblood of that column. If the letters aren't well selected, the column is no good. I must be alone when I read...
...Obviously public service is your lifeblood. Where do you go from here...
...dust of the crash is settling, some lessons are emerging. At the same time, an election is upon us. The juncture of these two events provides an occasion to reflect upon what this country wants its financial markets to be. They can be casinos or they can be the lifeblood of future U.S. economic growth. It is a choice that this country can and should make before events make the decision...