Word: pushed
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...sure thing. The economists in the TIME forum warned that the U.S. faces a minefield of unprecedented risks that could worsen the recession and prolong it through next year and beyond. Chief among them is the threat of a drawn-out war in the Persian Gulf. That could push the price of oil, which closed at $25.92 per bbl. last week, well past the $41.40-per-bbl. peak that it hit in October. Another serious threat is the possibility of a crisis in the U.S. banking system, which is awash in bad loans and increasingly reluctant to lend more money...
...might happen if Gorbachev finally came down on the side of the authoritarians. "No one knows what this dictatorship will be like," he said, "what kind of dictator will come to power and what order will be established." That sounded like a warning that the hard-liners could easily push Gorbachev aside after using him to establish their power...
Their efforts can be surprisingly effective. Barbara Lewis' sixth-grade class at Jackson Elementary School in Salt Lake City not only pressured the Environmental Protection Agency into clearing a 50,000-bbl. hazardous waste dump but helped push through a reluctant state legislature a bill to pay for such cleanups. "Parents believe you can't beat city hall, and find reasons not to get involved," says Andrew Altman, a spokesman for Greenpeace. "Kids don't have that kind of cynicism. They just get things done...
Mindful that the failure could unleash a spiral of protectionism, delegates from the 107 participating nations consented to a cooling-off period. They will meet in Geneva early next year in a final push to salvage something from their tiring and often tempestuous talks...
...push to give prescription privileges to psychologists has intensified tensions between the two groups of mental health professionals. Psychologists insist that the initiative is the only way to get valuable medications to all those who could benefit from them. Psychiatrists and many other doctors contend that granting such powers to people without adequate training is irresponsible and possibly dangerous. Says Dr. Carolyn Robinowitz, deputy medical director of the American Psychiatric Association: "We're talking about patients and their lives. I just hope people don't suffer serious complications for the sake of proving a point...