Word: aims
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...advising the Secretary of Defense must be unanimous, each member can wield a veto. Rather than continually report their disagreements to their civilian boss as they are required to do, the Chiefs tend simply to add up what each service wants, or to seek some minimum agreement with the aim, notes Jones, of "not goring anyone...
...elections, which will create an assembly to write a new constitution before the presidential elections planned for 1983, to be a crucial step toward establishing full civilian democracy in the country. The Salvadoran left is boycotting the process, and the guerrilla groups hope to disrupt the balloting, with the aim of making the election meaningless. Spray-paint signs in the guerrilla colors of black and red warn Salvadorans that "whoever votes will be killed." Last week José Rodriguez Ruiz, a leader of one of the five major Salvadoran rebel groups, spelled out the guerrillas' broad strategy...
Martens' aim is to bring Belgium's high labor costs and overly protective practices into line with those of other European countries. Surprisingly, the nation's aggressive unions reacted with restraint. "Devaluation is a fact," said Georges Debunne, secretary-general of the Socialist-led Federation Generate du Travail de Belgique. "We must do everything to make it succeed...
...Coke and cookies, too much simplicity leaves you craving for more substantial food for thought. But joining the ranks of the literati is not one of Luciano's ambitions. He was a talker on the field, so he writes his book like he'd speak a monologue. His aim is to entertain...
Some of Reagan's aides wanted him to focus his speech solely on the economic development plan, talking of plowshares rather than swords. Their aim was to tone down his hawkish image, especially concerning Cuba and Nicaragua, and to keep him personally insulated from the trying situation in El Salvador. Secretary of State Alexander Haig, however, argued that the President must include firm warnings about Communist expansion. He insisted that it would be misleading to be silent about the pressing security problems of the troubled area...