Word: acceptance
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...interests. We insist there will not be a lasting peace in the region if there is no democracy, as long as the people of Central America cannot freely choose their leaders. The only reason the contras are not included in the negotiations is that the Nicaraguan government would not accept this condition. We have to be realistic. If we want to achieve peace we cannot establish conditions that we know are unacceptable. It is possible that the peace proposal is not ideal for the contras. But they have agreed with...
...though the Soviets have announced unconditional plans to send a full team of athletes to the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, they have not yet given such a commitment for Seoul. Soviet Foreign Ministry Spokesman Gennadi Gerasimov last week referred to a Jan. 17 deadline by which countries must accept the Olympic invitation. "When we approach that deadline," said Gerasimov, "our sportsmen will give their answer." If the Soviets should decide to stay home, other Communist countries might decide to do the same. Despite Moscow's suspenseful attitude, however, ! the Soviets are expected to show up in Seoul...
...plans to spend an additional four months working part time, but then she must return to her usual full schedule. So for several months she has been exhaustively researching the local child-care scene. The choices, she has learned, are disappointingly few. Only two day-care centers in Chicago accept infants; both are expensive, and neither appeals. "With 20 or 30 babies, it's probably all they can do to get each child's needs met," says McPherson. She would prefer having a baby-sitter come to her home. "That way there's a sense of security and family...
...United pilots had never forgiven Ferris for a bitter 1985 labor confrontation. The chairman demanded that United employees accept a two-tier wage system that would relegate newly hired pilots to a lower pay scale. In protest the pilots staged a 29-day strike, but Ferris prevailed and set up the new wage system anyway. He insisted that the carrier needed lower costs to meet the challenge of cut-rate competitors like Texas Air, which through a series of mergers has eclipsed Allegis to become the largest U.S. airline company, with both Continental and Eastern now under its wing...
After Nicaragua appeared before the World Court and charged the U.S. with mining its harbors, the Reagan Administration refused to accept the court's order to desist. Considering the atmosphere created by the Government, should we be surprised with the ethics of those in the Administration who have gone astray...