Word: consensus
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...legislation likely to take money out of just about everybody's pocket. Their situation was aptly described by Indiana's John Brademas, the House Democratic whip: "It is tough enough with separation of powers and the absence of disciplined parties to enact legislation when there is some national consensus. It is really difficult when half the people don't even believe there is a problem...
...weeks ago, the consensus among members of a community action group who have decided to fight Harvard all the way was that election time would provide them with the opportunity to make the issue public...
Harvard experts on West Germany agree that the recent wave of terrorism in that country may lead to a government crackdown on terrorist activities supported by a wide popular consensus...
...predict what compromise may emerge from the conference committee. Meanwhile, businessmen apprehensively note that polls indicate that Carter has yet to convince the public that there is any energy crisis at all. Says Herbert Schmertz, vice president of Mobil Oil Corp.: "There is no consensus in this country for any energy policy, including ours...
...ever wrong. Says Matz of John Hancock: "I think that it has become clear that he brings to the job his own values as a Georgia-born and -bred peanut farmer and he does not have much use for other people's values. He operates less on consensus than other Presidents have...