Word: unpopularity
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...thing, Christian Democratic factions, which have been stung by the Sardinian elections, are engaged in unsettling feuds among themselves. If the bickering goes too far, it could bring down Rumor's coalition. Beyond that, Rumor and his reconstituted government still have to face popular reaction to an unpopular list of stiff new taxes...
...Simpson. For his brother King George VI, Gloucester undertook a spate of ceremonial chores and overseas good-will missions; he also indulged his passion for riding, fox hunting and polo. After serving as a high-ranking liaison officer in World War II, he spent a few years as an unpopular Governor General of Australia. Following the coronation of his niece Queen Elizabeth II in 1952, he continued to make the rounds as official emissary of the House of Windsor...
Surprisingly, 250 students came forward. The stories of overcrowding in the Houses had convinced many that the security of spacious rooms in the Yard would be assignment to an unpopular House and an over-crowded room...
...company taxes $16 billion over the next six years by phasing out the depletion allowance and tightening taxes on foreign profits. President Nixon has threatened to veto the price rollback and excess-profits tax if he considers them unduly punitive. But siding with the oil industry is becoming increasingly unpopular for any politician...
...CAST of Winthrop House Dramatic Society's production of The Plain Dealer asks its audience to "Laugh at fools aloud, before their mistresses." Yet unlike the popular (or unpopular) image of Restoration comedy, this play is more than just laughter, fools and mistresses...