Word: spokesmen
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...bankruptcy; in the measured language of its auditors, Arthur Andersen & Co., there is "some doubt that ((it)) will be able to continue as a going concern." The painting is reportedly back on the market at $65 million, but there have been no takers so far -- though Bond's spokesmen imply that they have almost had to beat would-be buyers off with a stick. Leading dealers, asked this month what a feasible price for Irises might be, concurred that it might lie in the $35 million to $40 million range...
Third World spokesmen may simply be trying to deflect the criticism they deserve, but they have a point: the U.S.'s actions tend to undermine its words. The U.S. is the biggest culprit in the buildup of gases that threaten to disrupt the global climate. Princeton University's Center for Energy and Environmental Studies has concluded that by using existing technologies, such as more energy-efficient automobiles and manufacturing methods, the U.S. could reduce its CO2 output 40% over 40 years. That action alone would take more greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere than a total shutdown of industry...
Reeves said that the two picked Bell and Walsh for the challenge because they are "somewhat the most articulate spokesmen for the pro-[1-2-3] position and I think they deeply believe...
Many of the first black mayors, like Stokes and Hatcher, were charismatic veterans of the civil rights movement who became national spokesmen for the plight of the inner cities. For their constituencies, long denied access to political power, the mere election of one of their own to offices from which they had long been excluded was a reward in itself. "Early on, black voters' expectations were not necessarily tied to material gains," says William G. Boone, a political scientist at Atlanta's Morehouse College. "It was more of a psychological gain...
State Department spokesmen say the FBI is investigating unspecified "illegal activities" to determine "the extent of the compromise of security that has occurred." Bloch, who was born in Austria, is believed to have been recruited there by the Soviets at least three years ago, according to an ABC News report. Posted back to Washington, in 1988 he became director in charge of relations with the European Community and other international economic bodies for the State Department's Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs...