Word: aims
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...desire to prevent the development of Star Wars becomes evident merely by glancing at the front page articles last month covering the start of the Geneva conference. The Christian Science Monitor noted about Reagan's idea: "It has brought the Soviets back to the negotiating table--with the clear aim of stopping the program." The New York Times itself has reported on the importance the Russians attach to Star Wars: "The Russians have said agreements to reduce the arsenals of nuclear bombs and missiles will depend on American willingness to limit the Strategic Defense Initiative...
Before the council could announce its ruling, however, the military closed ranks against the accusations. At an extraordinary press conference, the Defense Minister, General Eugenio Vides Casanova, denied the charges and underlined "the firm aim of the armed forces to comply with their constitutional commitment." With Vides Casanova as he spoke were 15 other top-ranking officers, the cream of the country's military and security hierarchy. Said Vides Casanova: "If somebody is trying to destabilize the elections, I'm sure they're not going to succeed." Five hours later the fraud protest was rejected...
Moynihan-who noted that he has given a Phi Beta Kappa Oration, a Freshman Lecture and a Commencement Address have-took aim specifically at arguments by conservative Charles Murray that federal social programs only increase dependence, encourage the break-down of the family and prolonged poverty...
...otherwise dissimilar. In the first confrontation, the Iranians had attempted to prevail by sheer weight of numbers, throwing thousands of relatively untrained Revolutionary Guards into the fray. This year, by contrast, the assault troops were disciplined and well equipped; they wore boots and carried German-made gas masks. Their aim was to break through the Iraqi defense lines and then hold out against a counterattack, and for several days they did exactly that...
...deeply troubled Soviet economy. That may be a far bigger task than any Kremlin chief, even a young and energetic one, can handle, because the challenge goes far beyond the realm of economics and technology, to the nature of the Soviet state itself. In order to achieve his bold aim, Gorbachev must first deal with a formidable, intractable and historically durable rival-cum-partner--the Soviet bureaucracy...