Word: accomplishing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...effect of such failings is that legislators are forced to cram much work into few days. Without staff help, they often have to rely on lobbyists to analyze what a bill might accomplish, to supply basic facts and often to write the very legislation. There is rarely any way to discourage a legislator from voting on measures that affect his own business or profession. The low pay makes lawmaking a part-time job in which the member's private interests may be his main reason for running...
...shooting. Israeli Premier Golda Meir, who wants an unlimited ceasefire, complained before Sadat's speech that "we can't conduct peace negotiations with a stopwatch in hand." Neither can Egypt. An extension of the truce to March 7 allows too short a time in which to accomplish results...
...Four ambassadors meeting in Berlin to negotiate the city's status had developed a ritual of retiring after each session for a long and lavish luncheon at the residence of one or another. In an effort to accomplish more business, it was decided that the Americans would cater the meal during one meeting. The arrangement did little to promote détente, however. The mistrustful Russians brown-bagged their own caviar and vodka. The Americans-chacun son goût-served hamburgers. No agreement on Berlin is in sight...
...partial protection at best. The recent worldwide outcry against the Kremlin's treatment of its Jewish citizens undoubtedly had an impact-the death sentences meted out to two Jews in Leningrad were commuted and a second round of trials of Jews was postponed. Even so, foreign opinion can accomplish only so much. The problem is that Soviet Jews can do even less-unless they are willing to take grave risks. That point was dramatically illustrated last week when Amsterdam's daily De Telcgraaf arranged to telephone, in a still undisclosed manner, a Jewish family in Riga. Realizing that...
Arguing for the Army, Keuch said the Army has lawful authority to act in civil disturbances and has been called on five times in all since 1967 in Detroit. He said the Army, in order to accomplish its mission, must have some idea of whom it is acting against...