Word: optioning
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...department currently offers Russian literature as a concentration, with an option focusing on Russian-Soviet studies...
...with the warning: "It's that or nothing." Angered by what they considered to be strong-arm tactics, Udall and his supporters vowed to hold out for a more protectionist measure. But then Ronald Reagan was elected President. Udall admitted that the Senate bill was the "only legislative option." With that, the House last week passed the bill on a voice vote, reasoning that legislation more acceptable to environmental interests would never make it through a Republican Senate...
...products of space technology, the Pentagon is looking for new ways to meet this challenge. One tactic has been to tap the resources of such places as J.P.L. Says Pentagon Research and Engineering Chief William Perry: "The Russians regularly build more tanks and planes than we do. The only option open to us is exploiting our technological advantages. An area of tremendous advantage is space...
...alternative if autonomy fails. Sadat, however, argues that an autonomy agreement must be completed first, and only then should King Hussein be brought into the negotiations. His reasoning is that the ground work for a comprehensive settlement for the Palestinians must first be mapped out; the Jordanian option would merely divide the West Bank and leave the Palestinians no closer to full autonomy. After being reminded that Reagan had told TIME in an interview that he believed Jordan was a "key" to a Middle East settlement, Sadat forcefully repeated his objection to including the King now. "Yes, yes," he said...
...became one of the state's 24 senators. Senator Holt remembers the deicision that had to be made in 1974. "We had just used our last time out," he says. "I went to talk to Coach Restic. We had to run a play that would give us the option of either throwing or running the ball, 'cause if we just ran it there was the possibility that we might come up short. So we isolated (former Harvard wide receiver and Cincinnati Bengal) Pat McInally on one side, hoping he'd get double converage, and I ran it to his side...