Word: assists
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Pressure was growing in the U.S. Congress for the Reagan Administration to side more openly with Britain. The Senate voted 79 to 1 in favor of a pro-British resolution that called on the U.S. Government to "use all appropriate means to assist the British government." Haig, meanwhile, cabled his settlement proposals directly to the U.S. Ambassador to Argentina for transmission to that country's junta. Two days later the answer came back via Argentine Ambassador to Washington Estaban Takács: No. With that, the U.S. moved to back the British...
...virtue of seniority, not skill. One not wholly unexpected result has been that even relative newcomers now wield considerable power. Eager to make their mark, but lacking expertise, they tend to produce sloppily drafted laws. Example: an energy bill produced by the Senate Finance Committee was intended to assist Northerners earning below the poverty line in paying their heating bills but ended up subsidizing Southerners in running their air conditioners...
Steven B. Shelton will donate an undetermined amount of money to establish the two fellowships and may also raise money to create a larger fund to directly assist labor and tenant organizations, Janet C. Varon '78, a member of the board of directors of Student Funded Fellowships (SFF), said yesterday...
Esposito scored 76 goals for the Boston Bruins in 1970-71 with the considerable assistance of Teammate Bobby Orr, who set the N.H.L. assist mark at the same time. Gretzky broke Orr's record last year (109) while establishing a total points standard (combined goals and assists, 164) that he shattered last week as well. He has been in the league three seasons, and the Most Valuable Player trophy awaiting him will be his third...
...case in point is junior winger Greg Olson, who had been struggling before clicking for a goal and an assist Friday night in Harvard's 10-0 thrashing of Princeton...