Word: acceptance
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...these animals reciprocal care," Casey said. "Zoos don't discriminate. They accept black and white, rich and poor, sick and healthy. If you do not pass this amendment, you will be putting a gun to the head of Reggie the Lion...
...machinists, whose strike began March 4 when they refused to accept $125 million in concessions, asked the bankruptcy court to approve $8 million in paychecks due last Friday and $1 million in insurance premiums due for February coverage...
...Senator; ignore the serious questions of sobriety, sexual escapades and the sale of Government expertise. To the beleaguered nominee for Defense Secretary, the real issue is the motivation of his judges in the Senate, who he implied were hypocrites pursuing the partisan politics of personal pique. "Is it an acceptable standard for Senators late in the evening who've had a few drinks . . . ((to)) vote on vital issues of nuclear deterrence?" Tower asked with rhetorical venom. "Is it an acceptable standard for Senators to accept honorariums, PAC contributions and paid vacations from special interests...
...favor driving the Germans to the wall on ((modernizing the short-range)) Lance missile. There are ways to keep the nuclear deterrent alive in Europe without getting everyone in an uproar. We could base missiles at sea or on aircraft that the NATO countries already accept...
...sometimes patience wears thin. If faced with a white employee who could not accept working under a black superior, says Rockwell International's Washington, he would help the recalcitrant employee find new work -- at another company. "I'm not going to tolerate it," he says, "because I'm the boss...