Word: accept
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Beyond that, the Administration, including the President himself, must constantly preach the values of conservation and the need for a balanced environment. Nixon should adopt immediately the recommendation of one of his task forces that he appoint a special assistant for environmental affairs. Alternatively, he might accept Stewart Udall's suggestion for a Council of Environmental Advisers, which would have the same influence over the environment as the Council of Economic Advisers has over the economy. Above all, ecology?the interrelationship of all living things within the framework of the environment?must become as familiar a word to bureaucrats...
Full Support. The breakthrough came after weeks of intense diplomatic maneuvering. In late December, the U.S., clearly hoping for a turn in the negotiations before the end of Lyndon Johnson's term, had begun pressuring Saigon to accept a Hanoi offer of an undemarcated round table, with the provision that the North Vietnamese would waive their demand for name plates and flags for the four delegations. Saigon demurred, still fearful that sitting at a round table with the Front would imply recognition...
...myriad religious-political factions, Karami finally was forced to resort to a ploy: he simply named a 16-man Cabinet and presented it to President Charles Helou without bothering to seek the approval of balky opposition leaders. Though two of the incoming ministers at first refused to accept their posts, the other 14 began work immediately. There was at least a possibility that the gambit might produce results...
Arab Reservations. Soviet proposals for a Middle East settlement seem to have bogged down. These envision a four-power agreement among the U.S., Britain, France and the U.S.S.R., mediated by the United Nations. France proposed a similar Big Four conference, but the antagonists seemed as reluctant to accept such an initiative from Paris as from Moscow. The Israelis are on record as being opposed to any agreement imposed by outside powers, and the State Department reserved judgment...
...British passport holders of Asian descent. His refusal was particularly galling to East African nations, which have renewed a harsh campaign against thousands of Asian merchants in their midst. Since the majority hold British rather than local passports, black leaders in East Africa adamantly insist that the British should accept them. Britain has reacted against immigration-and its attendant demands on social services-with a new quota system, and Callaghan was hardly anxious to provoke another storm of Powellite racial tension by promising to stretch quotas...