Word: staking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Certainly the nation would be well served if both President and Congress accept the political risks involved in establishing a strong energy policy. But there are huge sums of money at stake, the lobbying will be fierce and the will of Americans to forgo some of their energy-consuming comforts has yet to be demonstrated. On the other hand, if the leaders of Egypt and Israel, with Jimmy Carter's help, can try to put all those years of warfare behind them, perhaps the country, with the President's help, can reach agreement on how to overcome...
Where little is at stake but pride, it is much more sensible for the richest and most powerful nation in the world to concede a bit to those nations that wish to gain face at our expense, e.g. Mexico...
...secretly films Lemmon and his control panel during a near-disaster at the plant. Fonda and Lemmon are well-known supporters of liberal causes and are both outspoken opponents of nuclear power. Douglas, however, is not a political activist and as producer of the film, has a considerable financial stake in its box-office success...
...patient for procedures which could be done on an outpatient basis, to keep the patient in the hospital longer, and to overutilize marginally useful services. The physician usually isn't a hospital employee and is not necessarily responsive to the administrative chain of command. He has no financial stake in the hospital and no strong incentive to economize. More likely he will maximize his income and the patient's satisfaction by using facilities to the greatest extent. The third-party reimbursement system and the flood of federal dollars into medical care have combined to cause explosive growth. The health care...
...which would cut U.S. tariff barriers. But China's immediate export potential is modest. The size of the country's mineral and oil reserves is uncertain, and they cannot be quickly exploited. Joint ventures will help, and the most likely schemes will give foreign companies a 49% stake if they put up the cash and expertise in exchange for a share of future production. Talks along these lines are already going on with major U.S. oil companies, which want to explore offshore. China already has credit lines totaling $8 billion from the British and French, and will need...