Word: snagging
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Barring an unforeseen snag, the British are almost certain to leave Luxembourg by the middle of this week with an attractive set of terms, including probably an initial British payment of just under 10% of the EEC budget. With Norway, Denmark and Ireland poised to join Britain in entering the Market, the Six may thus become the Ten by 1973 (the target date for formal British entry), giving Europe its greatest unity since the beginning of the breakup of Charlemagne's empire...
...political snag over textiles shows, the dangers of a U.S.-Japanese trade split go far beyond economics. Japan has been the greatest force for postwar stability and progress in Asia, largely because its industrialists have channeled the vigor of the Japanese people into peaceful pursuit of markets. If that Japanese trait is denied commercial expression, it could explode in frustration. Averting a U.S.-Japanese blowup will require a much deeper understanding of the nature of the friction than either side has shown so far. Many Japanese leaders play down the American resentment as being largely a consequence...
...preconceived notion," complains a top official of a major manufacturer, "that all the panty-hose manufacturers are dishonest-that they might as well buy a cheap pair as a more expensive pair. The consumer has become a sucker for a low price." There is another snag. Many women, retailers say, buy a panty-hose size that accommodates their lithe self-image rather than one that approximates reality...
...disposable hypodermic? If the doctor just drops it into a trash can, his nurses or the cleaning staff might snag themselves on the needle and perhaps get an infection. Or the trash cans could be rifled,and the discarded needles supplied to dope addicts. Despite the precautions now taken in hospitals and most doctors' offices, the needles that wind up in the hands of junkies constitute a serious problem...
...statements are being made about Gulf," said Brockett. "Many [come from] responsible adults and young people who are seriously devoted to constructive change in our society. They, and all responsible people, are grappling for solutions to the major problems mankind faces. Too often, in the act of grappling, we snag each other instead of the solutions we seek...