Word: weakening
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Revolutions will probably not occur in South Africa or in the Third World without heavy outside pressure to weaken the existing regimes there, Theda R. Skocpol, associate professor of Sociology, told an audience of about 40 people at the Cambridge Forum last night...
...strengthen the dollar and weaken inflation, the Federal Reserve Board may be forced to raise interest rates still more. The cost of short-term credit has already been kicked up nearly 20% since January; last week major banks lifted their prime lending rate to businessmen a quarter of a point to 9¼%- the highest level since February 1975. A really tight credit squeeze could tip the economy into recession, but right now the outlook is for interest rates to peak later this year and begin to drift down...
...social issues of Harvard life, and its political stance is pretty middle-of-the-road. There are usually two solid pieces in it per week, but unfortunately just about anyone who shows up at the Indy's office in the Union is allowed to write, and this tends to weaken the paper's overall quality. And for some reason, their reviewers seem to gush over everything. The Indy has some problems, but it is definitely worth reading. And it's free...
Claiming that a fifth such carrier was not needed, he maintained that its huge cost would divert funds needed for the buildup of NATO forces. The nuclear carrier, he said, would "waste the resources available for defense and weaken our nation's military capabilities in the future." Congressional leaders seemed to agree that he was right. They predicted that, despite the lobbying for the carrier by Carter's onetime mentor Hyman Rickover and other admirals, the veto would be sustained. Said House Majority Leader James Wright: "I voted for that carrier, but I thought the President made...
Some law-enforcement officials fear that the river of revenue will weaken the state's resolve to follow stiff screening procedures to prevent criminals from infiltrating casino operations. Says a cynical detective: "The continuity of revenue is important to state officials. They will not shoot Santa Claus." Resorts' license, in fact, was granted on a temporary basis, at the urging of Governor Brendan Byrne and over the objection of the state's gaming enforcement chief, Robert Martinez, whose agency still has not completed its investigation of the company...