Word: maintaining
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...adopted in 1977 -the fourth in the history of the U.S.S.R.-was the first to assert the primacy of the Communist Party in Soviet government and life. The country's only legal party is identified as the "nucleus" of the system and its sole authority on ideology. To maintain control, the party tightly restricts its membership: a candidate must have been a member of Komsomol, the Communist youth organization, be recommended by three people who have each been members for three years, and pass other screening procedures, including serving a year on probation. Of the 193 million citizens...
That, he argued, was what had happened to the SALT II treaty, which Carter shelved after the Afghanistan invasion seemed to doom all chance of Senate ratification. The U.S. must "continue its firm and sustained response to Soviet aggression against Afghanistan," said Vance, but it must also maintain a larger historical perspective. "When the historian of 1990 looks back upon the year 1980," Vance stressed, "I believe a profound mistake may well be identified: a failure to ratify the SALT II treaty. It is not too late, but it may soon be. I believe that the Senate must ratify...
Loman is also worried about certain aspects of his job. "In the last couple of years, we've had to maintain our B-52s on cannibal status - borrowing parts from some so others could fly. I used to be able to get a certain bolt right away, but now it takes as long as three weeks. Standards are still met, but it's getting harder to meet them." He worries about the new recruits ("They just can't hack it") and thinks the Air Force is losing too many skilled mechanics too fast, thereby burdening those...
...just by the act of registering at age 18, was made aware of the fact that at some future time he might be called upon. This gave him pause to consider joining the military. You may not think that is significant, but I do. It is also important to maintain and have registration in working order in case of mobilization...
...heart disease or otherwise at risk because of such factors as obesity, high blood pressure or diabetes should rely on polyunsaturated fats in their diet and have blood fat and serum-cholesterol levels checked. It also said that even healthy people should consume no more fats than necessary to maintain their proper weight.Noting that a high-cholesterol diet tends to be a high-calorie diet, Panelist Robert Olson of St. Louis University said, "we think that the emphasis should be put on calories...