Word: pushing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After a near-meltdown at Three Mile Island (TMI), the government and the nuclear industry not only continue to press for continued use of nuclear power, but to push for expanded use, less restrictive licensing procedures, a speedup in plant construction-- and they mean to force it on us by creating yet another "oil crisis," thereby forcing us to choose between freezing in the dark and embracing nuclear power. Another cold winter looms ahead; so does an election year...
...realize that a successful occupation is a difficult task, but we cannot wait passively for another accident to happen. We cannot leave the responsibility to others. This winter will test all of us. Those in power are seeing how far they can push us. We must push back...
Neighborhood residents joined forces in groups like the Neighborhood Nine Association and the Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Association. Although the two groups began fighting for the same issue, they split up in a dispute as to whether the residents should push for an end to all Harvard construction or just the Observatory Hill complex...
...more than five percentage points lower than the U.S. prime, West German inflation is about one-third that of the U.S., so traders sell dollars to buy marks and other currencies where they can earn a real return. This weakens the dollar. But if the Fed were to push U.S. interest rates another one-half of 1%, to 1% above the rate of inflation, it might lure some money back into greenbacks...
...Mexicans then tabled their $3.63 price, which is to be adjusted quarterly to match OPEC price moves. The White House decided to accept before events drove the price even higher. As it is, the Canadians, who supply 5% of the U.S.'s gas needs, are expected to push their current price of $2.80 up to $3.45 next year...