Word: assesses
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...strength and alerted. Using only conventional weapons, NATO is able to absorb much of the punch and launch selected counterattacks, thus slowing the advance sufficiently to give the alliance a chance to reinforce its divisions, to search for diplomatic solutions and-most important of all-to have time to assess when, if and how nuclear weapons should be used...
...said he was unable to assess the impact of his report on the transition team, but speculated it was "unlikely" that debate over the recommendations would stall White House appointments...
...occasion of the third anniversary of the Polytechnic revolt, we thought it useful to assess its significance for the benefit of our fellow students in the U.S. Their own courageous struggles of the '60s and early '70s were a factor in ending the criminal war against the people of Vietnam. As a new administration is preparing to take over in Washington next January, we hope that American students will continue their efforts to ensure that promises of non-intervention and respect for the rights of foreign peoples are kept...
...guerrillas, 20 Rhodesian "troopies," twelve white and 88 black civilians. Nearly 100 others have been killed in early November. One major guerrilla goal has been to cut Rhodesia's rail and road links with South Africa-vital conduits for the fuel and ammunition that Salisbury needs. To assess the threat, TIME Correspondent Lee Griggs accompanied one of the twice-daily convoys that travel along Route A-4 from Fort Victoria to Beitbridge on the South African border. His report...
...inclination would be to use people from both parties, but I hate to commit myself to a token Republican. What I'll do is assess each case on the basis of merit, and I would guess, strictly on the basis of merit, that one of twelve would likely be a Republican...