Word: tantamount
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...with the vast majority of poor and young people not voting. Further, in 1988, 99 percent of incumbent members of Congress were reelected. This strongly suggest that, due to the power of incumbency, our system of representative democracy has broken down completely and that election to Congress is now tantamount to lifetime tenure--a House of Lords...
CONFISCATING the property of these non-profit Arab organizations is tantamount to driving them out of existence. According to human rights lawyer Avgidor Feldman, the proposed legislation "can clearly be used to suppress legitimate activities...
Four of the five Senators met for an hour with FHLBB head Edwin Gray on April 2, 1987. In a letter written to McCain last May, Gray referred to this unprecedented intervention as "tantamount to an attempt to subvert the regulatory process," and subsequently branded DeConcini a "consummate liar" for not admitting that he attempted to cut a deal for Keating. His charge was buttressed when the Arizona Republic published a confidential memo prepared by DeConcini's staff for the meeting listing Keating's bargaining positions...
...burst of elation. But that will quickly fade as the extent of the devastation sinks in. While few residents must confront the death of a loved one, many have lost their homes, which hold immense emotional as well as financial value. The destruction of family photographs can be tantamount to obliterating one's personal history...
...midst of the August insanity, Mayor Edward Koch was standing on his last political legs, fighting off a serious primary challenge by David Dinkins, who is Black. Not surprisingly, the two candidates stayed clear of blatant racial appeals--such tactics are tantamount to political suicide in light of New York's diverse electorate...