Word: similarly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze has described the Soviet involvement in Afghanistan as illegal and immoral. Similar things were said in the U.S. about the American involvement in Viet Nam, and this had a demoralizing effect on the U.S. military for many years. What impact do you see on the Soviet military...
Some Senators objected to passing what amounted to a private law for North sponsored by Jesse Helms of North Carolina. But Helms was persuaded by Delaware Democrat Joseph Biden to expand the bill so that it would apply to all former military men convicted of similar crimes. If the House concurs, Congress will be favoring government pensions to a select group of convicted felons who served in the military. Not that Ollie needs the money. He earns an estimated $25,000 a speech...
...Fujitsu, which submitted a bid of less than a penny. The practice smacked of dumping, in which goods or services are sold below cost. Fujitsu hoped to recoup its initial loss by having city officials eventually buy more expensive software and hardware. While Fujitsu has admitted to carrying out similar practices in the past, it offered to retract the latest bid. Even so, the government has pledged to investigate whether the company broke any laws...
...dogs. A couple of heroes were sitting in a pickup truck, drinking beer. One had his rifle trained on my midsection. If he had killed me, he would have received a severe talking-to from the authorities. No one I mentioned this to was surprised. They all had similar stories...
...resignations by the East German leaders comes at a time when tens of thousands of citizens are demonstrating for democratic reform, and similar numbers are streaming out of the country, destined for West Germany...