Word: adoptness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...found that Congress had, in fact, rejected an amendment to the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 which would have authorized Government seizures in event of emergency. "The use of the seizure technique to solve labor disputes . . . was not only unauthorized by any congressional enactment; [but] Congress had refused to adopt that method of settling labor disputes...
...Soviets appear to be quite appreciative of this revolutionary prospect . . . It is reasonable to presume that their important targets will be heavily defended by these missiles. How will the B-47 fare against such a defense? The time has come for us to adopt another yardstick for measuring air power than the air group. We must plan for the impact of guided-missile warfare...
...mind, [Kefauver] is as spineless as a fishing worm, with no personal conviction and ready to adopt anything that promises him votes...
...doctrine of retaliation (TIME, Jan. 14, 28). But the U.S. had never officially proclaimed its policy, and thereby had lost the deterrent power that such a policy might have on Red aggression. Last week there were signs that the Administration was stiffening to the point where it might publicly adopt the specifics of the Dulles policy as its own. For one thing, the text of Dulles' speech was distributed by the U.S. Embassy in Paris, which implied a tacit sponsorship. Moreover, high policymakers of the State Department were saying privately last week that the Communists are on firm notice...
...report led the council to adopt unanimously a resolution calling for "the development of national manpower policies which can provide a basis for the best utilization of the national manpower resources, including necessary provisions for education and training...