Word: attempted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...time lag between the filing of a representation petition and the vote...that gives the employer the opportunity to attempt to turn its workers against the union...The delay between the filing of an election petition and the vote is itself detrimental to union organizing success...There is also evidence that employers have, with increasing effectiveness over the last 20 years, manipulated procedural levers within the representation process for the purpose of increasing delay and thereby decreasing the likelihood of union victories...
...certainly a welcome guest at the meetings of the Undergraduate Council, and I encourage him to attend these meetings whenever he is able. Yet at the same time, I must object to his attempt to portray an atmosphere of animosity and unprofessionalism where it truly does not exist. I have great respect for my classmate and his concern about the actions of our elected officials. But I am confident that should he continue to observe the Undergraduate Council's meetings on a regular basis, Mr. Rea will find no reason to be concerned about Evan Mandery's ability...
...Noriega fired his intelligence chief and four other officers in an apparent purge of his fractured Defense Forces two days after a failed coup attempt against the military strongman...
...United States has applied economic pressure, including blocking the transfer of currency to Panama and witholding Panama Canal fees, in an attempt to encourage the ouster of Noriega...
...second act the action takes place throughout and even outside the room, and Prascak makes the audience stretch and twist continuously to comprehend everything that's going on. The actors rotate a lot in an attempt to display the play in front of the whole audience, but, inevitably, they inconvenience half the audience half the time. While the staging could be used to highlight the play's interaction between complex and often frustrated businessmen, in Prascak's hands it becomes an irritation...