Word: assess
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...START talks. But even Alabama Republican Jack Edwards, who directed pro-MX forces, conceded that the missile "is too expensive to use simply as a chip." The strongest argument for Reagan's position was offered by Michel, who sought to sow doubts about the ability of Congressmen to assess such technical matters. "In every age there are always well-meaning patriotic people who say we can defend freedom and peace just as well if we cut this or that weapons system," he said. Then he paused and asked, "But suppose they are wrong...
...sure. It's not clear from Grieder's formulation how a new wave of media-inspired citizen activists will be any different from the old wave (Nader's Raiders, say, or even the Moral Majority) which has ossified into plain old special interest group politics. Grieder also doesn't assess the practical likelihood of the "reinvention" of news reporting, a revolution that seems unlikely given the growing economic constraints on newspapers and the inherent time limitations of network news shows. Still Grieder rightly observes, "American democracy is in trouble" as it stands. By contrast, citizen participation, particularly when...
Asked by TIME to assess his career, Newman offered a wry and sometimes caustic critique of a remarkable series of memorable hits and forgotten turkeys...
...though now willing to moderate U.S. rhetoric, is a visceral anti-Soviet who hates to reverse course, and the increasingly influential Shultz (see box) is by temperament a cautious diplomat who likes to formulate policy only after a situation has been thoroughly analyzed, and it will take time to assess the new constellation of forces in the Kremlin. Says a Shultz aide: "Where is the U.S.S.R. going? The serious answer is that we don't know." In Shultz's mind, that justifies a wait-and-see attitude...
Groups will have to provide a detailed summary of how they would use a grant, in addition to supplying a general financial statement. The communications and finance committee will assess each application separately, and all recommended grants require approval from the full council...