Word: proving
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...innate militancy. Says Bogdan Lis, 28, the only union leader who belongs to the Communist Party: "None of us has trust or belief in those people [the authorities]. We consider them opponents." Alina Pienkowska, 28, a meek-looking nurse who is actually a firebrand, says the authorities have to prove that "the renewal of our life doesn't end with the personnel changes in the party." Most Solidarity leaders believe that the party needs to be shoved. Says Bogdan Borusewicz, 31, a professional activist...
...lately been a moderating influence on the unions. Admits Pienkowska: "Some of us are radicals, but it often happens that after talking with Mr. Kuron we change our minds." Under other circumstances, the dissidents would be targeted for harassment or arrest by Kama's government, which needs to prove its toughness to Moscow. But the alliance between workers and dissidents, even if temporary, gives the dissidents a kind of protective coloration. "We won't allow for any crackdown, particularly on KOR," Walesa told TIME. "They are our friends and they can always count...
According to Pechman, proposals to cut such programs are likely to prove politically unpalatable to Congress, which will have to revise existing legislation to bring about reductions. For years Presidents have annually proposed budget cuts to Congress, but these are just as regularly rejected after effective counteraction by special-interest groups...
...whether voters would stick with such policies unless they quickly saw tangible results in the form of rising standards of living. He believes that the U.S.'s recent shift to economic conservatism may quickly evaporate. Said he: "The question is how long will the conservative era have to prove itself before the public kicks it out and tries something else. If the conservative policies cannot work relatively quickly, people will cease being conservatives...
...left the FBI after reports of his involvement in the destruction of Watergate evidence (specifically, the burning of files removed from Howard Hunt's office safe), was the scapegoat for Felt and Miller in their trial. They insisted that he had authorized the break-ins. To try to prove that Gray had that power, defense lawyers put five former Attorneys General and Richard Nixon on the stand. Though Judge Bryant did not explain his sentences, he may have decided that what Felt called the "serious blemish" of conviction was nearly ample punishment. Bryant, says Deputy Attorney General Charles Renfrew...