Word: alterations
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Capitol-even to someone carrying 15-20 lbs. of dynamite in a briefcase -has been one of the strengths of the American democracy: the nation's laws have been written within full view of its citizens. Now security measures are likely to be forthcoming, and they will alter tradition, however slightly...
Historically, international adversaries have demonstrated a compulsion to seek every gain, however marginal, at the expense of their competitors. In this classical conception, the accumulation of gains over a period of time could alter the balance of power. This may have been realistic in the past. But it is folly for the great nuclear powers to conduct their policies in this manner. For if they succeed, it can only result in confrontation and potential catastrophe...
Both Harold Wilson's Laborites and Ted Heath's Tory leadership have condemned Powell, a former professor of Greek and former Health Minister; Heath removed Powell from the Tory shadow cabinet in 1968 following the "rivers of blood" speech. Both parties, however, have sought to alter their policies to reduce his impact. For instance, the new immigration bill's proposal that the government "assist" nonpatrials to go home was inspired by Powell's more bellicose call for "massive-albeit voluntary-repatriation." Accordingly, Home Secretary Reginald Maudling declared in Commons last week, when the bill was introduced...
Donald Sutherland is currently starring as Paul Mazurky's alter ego in Alex in Wonderland, a film directed by Mazursky. Alex tells of its director's efforts to come to grips with a second film after his premiere success in last year's Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice. In Alex's best scene, Alex Sutherland-playing-Mazurky) visits a producer (actually played by Mazurky) who tries, with the aid of wines, a proferred trip to Paris, and a Chagall off his office wall, to encourage Alex in a couple of hot, new properties...
...there herbicide residues in the ground in the sprayed areas which will prevent or alter the regrowth of vegetation? The HAC is uncertain. They do know that bamboo growth may choke off hardwood regeneration and that crabs and weeds may prevent mangrove reforestation, but little is known of the fate of the chemicals themselves...