Word: maintains
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...contrast, Hoffman upset lawyers by his punitive use of summary contempt, the instant enforcer that empowers a judge to maintain order by acting as prosecutor, chief witness, judge, jury and sentencer. The power goes back to the days when judges were representatives of the King and had the authority to enforce respect for the monarch's "divine right." Decorum can work in a defendant's favor by preventing unruly behavior that might prejudice the jury against him. Yet Hoffman, in meting out more than 17 years' worth of contempt sentences, apparently tried to get around a Supreme...
...Wars. Nor will the Pentagon base its planning on the assumption that the U.S. will intervene in conflicts throughout the world. That notion produced the "2½-war" strategy, under which the Joint Chiefs of Staff-without success -tried to maintain general-purpose forces adequate to fight major wars in both Europe and Asia, and a smaller action elsewhere. But under the Nixon plan, the U.S. will switch to a "1½-war" strategy that will enable it to fight a major war in either Europe or Asia, a minor action somewhere else...
...from Europe than from Alaska." But "disengage" is a relative term. A mutual reduction of forces, if the Russians agree, is one goal. Increased military efforts by the West Europeans is another. In any event, though Nixon pledges continued support for NATO, he declines to commit the U.S. to maintain its current troop strength of 310,000 on the Continent beyond...
...area "as a matter of grave concern," and sees small hope of a Mideast settlement until the U.S.S.R. shows signs of a serious desire for a relaxation of tensions. Until a settlement is reached, however, the U.S. will continue its present policy of providing arms to Israel to help maintain the balance of military power in the region. By emphasizing the importance of negotiations now, Nixon seems to be supporting the Israeli position, and that is how the antagonists read...
...courage aganist one another in a dangerous automobile contest destined to take from one of them either his life or the respect of his friends. As they survey the course they will be driving, they glare at each other, their fears walled up inside the cool they try to maintain. A moment before the trial begins, however, they face one another, exchange names. "I like you," admits the leader of the pack. "I like you, too." says Dean, and asks him, "Why are we doing this?" There comes a shrug from the leader. His eyes relent- "Well, you've gotta...