Word: furthers
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The aborted coup further intensified the factional rivalry that still threatens to destroy the Khomeini government from within. Banisadr's clerical opponents seized the chance to press demands for a ruthless purge of the armed forces-a convenient means of gaining control over the military at the expense of...
Meanwhile, a series of surprising actions by the Federal Reserve in recent weeks suggests that Chairman Paul Volcker would like to see those volatile rates remain low in order to prevent the recession from getting any worse. The Fed has switched from a draconian clampdown on the growth of money...
Some critics would answer that the modest size of those deterrent forces lack credibility in light of 1) the Soviets' overwhelming superiority and 2) the inability of the Europeans to agree on a truly unified defense policy. Beyond that, the independent British and French nuclear forces threaten to compromise...
As the rocketing cost of petroleum pushes electrical utility rates further and further into orbit, "windmill power" is becoming a good bet. In Clayton, N. Mex., 15% of the town's residents now receive their electricity from a giant propeller-like windmill that swivels on a horizontal axis to...
Coe's post-Olympic plans include a career in business management or political journalism, as well as further work toward a master's degree. However he fares in Moscow, his experience should be useful when he writes his thesis. Its subject: the sociological, physiological and political aspects of...