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...choosing in positions of power. He should have little difficulty in doing so, since the Politburo has only ten members, in contrast to the 14 that had been usual under Leonid Brezhnev. But he probably will take his time in choosing his team, seeking instead to allay any suspicion that he is trying to monopolize power too quickly. "Gorbachev does not need to pack the Politburo with his own men," says one diplomat. "There do not seem to be any challengers to his rule...
...effort to allay their critics' concerns, the Guide's editors recently agreed for next year's book to preface articles with professors' statements of their course objectives. They also agreed to condense their commentaries and temper their remarks...
Most of all, officials hope that a stronger Dudley House, the key to the plan, will allay the fears of current House residents considering moving to a Cambridge apartment. Bolstering Dudley may mean, at least, forcing more students who move off campus to shift their affiliation to Dudley, rather than stick with their original House...
...climbing inflation and badly shaken consumer confidence. On the contrary, prices continue to hold steady and shoppers have been in a fairly good mood. The Commerce Department reported last week that November retail sales were up 1.8%. That early Christmas-season gain, the healthiest monthly increase since April, helped allay retailers' fears that holiday buying would be weak. Other key indicators showed that November industrial production grew .4%, the first gain in three months, while stocks of unsold goods remain lean...
...nearly always does, Director Blake Edwards delivers the low, knockabout goods, and Moore is funny as he tries to attend both ladies and still keep his secret from them. But that secret is a nasty one, and all his good nature cannot wash it away. Nor can it allay the suspicion that his character, an otherwise sensible TV newsman, would never have got into the predicament. Eventually one's doubts Moore on these points nag laughter into pained silence...