Word: countering
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Reinvigorating the special relationship with the U.S., she became Reagan's closest ally in placing new nuclear missiles in Europe to counter Soviet deployments in the early 1980s. Moscow christened her the Iron Lady, a title she savored. Playing an intermediary role between the superpowers, she realized more quickly than Reagan that Mikhail Gorbachev really meant it when he called for the healing of Europe. She affixed her seal of approval during a Gorbachev visit to England in late 1984, before he became leader of the Soviet Union. "I like Mr. Gorbachev," she said. "We can do business together...
...such choice to Slovakia's 600,000 ethnic Hungarians; the more militant nationalists even insist that the Hungarians should be made to speak Slovak. To combat such trends, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev at last week's CSCE meeting called for a new "economic, environmental and technological foundation" to counter "dangerous outbreaks of nationalism and separatism...
Direct-mail practitioners counter that their product is the solution, not the problem. Mail-order shopping helps the environment, they argue, by keeping consumers out of cars, saving gas and motor oil and reducing air pollution. On the issue of privacy, they contend that direct mail is the least intrusive way to reach consumers. "It's not like a commercial where you have to wait a whole minute for the evening news to continue, or a billboard that blocks the scenery, or the telephone call that gets you out of the bathtub," says copywriting maestro Bill Jayme of Sonoma, Calif...
...critics counter that he is a man running scared. They claim that for all of Salinas' achievements, the traditional polarization between the haves and the have-nots is more pronounced than ever. Half of Mexico's 81 million people live in poverty. A wage freeze, coupled with a 30% inflation rate and sharp cuts in subsidies for such basic staples as sugar, milk and beans, has meant a 60% drop in purchasing power since...
...battle lines are clearly drawn. Directly in front of the border protesters, counter-demonstrators, most of them Hispanic, hold up mirrors and black plastic banners to block the lights. Aida Mancillas, a university language professor who is protesting the headlight rally, believes uneasiness about the economy and San Diego's expanding minority population fuels the demonstrations. The percentage of whites in San Diego County is expected to decline during the '90s from its current 74% to 60%, while that of Hispanics will rise from 14% to 23%. "Borders are breaking down everywhere, and it's frightening," says Mancillas. "There...