Word: acted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...vote of confidence that might topple Callaghan and conceivably lead to a Tory victory in a new election. But Thatcher has taken every opportunity to attack Callaghan for his handling of the unions. Last week, for example, she brandished a challenge: "You no longer have the courage to act. Will you not then at least have the courage to resign?" The Prime Minister declined...
...toast at the Niavaran Palace in 1977, the Shah claims that he was subsequently plagued by continued sniping from Washington. As the crisis worsened, the Shah was made to feel unsure about U.S. support if he took strong action to control the disorders. His failure to act decisively encouraged his opposition in the belief that he was vulnerable; his belated granting of concessions was perceived as weakness. Ultimately, the Shah contends, Washington attempted to force his abdication. When he refused to step down, the CIA was ordered to undermine...
...drafting-and it will be hard fought. Truckers contend rate freedom will lead to cuts that will bankrupt small lines, which will be gobbled up by big ones that will then raise rates higher than ever and cut off service to remote towns. A new truckers' lobby called ACT (for Assure Competitive Transportation) has circulated petitions calling for O'Neal's resignation, a demand that Teamsters President Frank Fitzsimmons echoed in a letter to President Carter in mid-January. But Wall Street seems persuaded that some form of deregulation is inevitable-many once high-rolling trucking stocks...
...does remains something of a puzzle, but apparently the electricity acts as a kind of signal to certain bone cells known as osteoblasts. Normally, the cells promote deposition of calcium and other minerals that act as the "cement" in the formation of hard bone. Sometimes the osteoblasts go berserk, producing either too little or too much cement. When that happens, explains Bassett, "we can say, 'Release calcium,' or we can say, 'Don't release calcium,' simply by inducing a current with the necessary voltage across the cell membrane...
...successively as a French courtesan, a cockney seamstress and an old beggar. Down turns each impersonation into a polished comic nugget; she swings effortlessly in and out of her various roles. Her scenes as Miriam are just as funny: in the film's best bit, Down turns the act of shaving Connery's neck into a delicate game of lovers' oneupmanship. Yet this actress is not merely another talented comedienne: she also has the voluptuous figure and classic features of an oldtime movie star. When she strips down to black silk undies and slithers under the sheets...