Word: awaiting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...agreed to stay in touch." Shultz pursued the subject in a follow-up meeting with Gromyko Saturday, and his aides said the Soviets expressed willingness to talk more frequently "above the ambassadorial level." But nothing was pinned down. The Secretary, in a telephoned report to Reagan, said, "We will await the Soviets' reflections on what they have been given, with the hope that a more regular discourse will be established...
...issue that still dogs the Corporation is the question of representation. All of the current members come from the traditional Corporation background: wealthy, successful, middle-aged white males, and many critics continue to await the first woman or minority member...
...arid hills of the Sertao region promising salvation from the destruction which, he says, the lord will visit upon the wicked at the end of the century. When his band of followers becomes too numerous to wander the scrublands, he takes them to a hidden valley, Canudos, where they await the end of the world around them. But before the new century dawns, the zealots of Canudos draw the attention of the Brazilian government, which sends troops to the remote encampment. After several failed missions, the Army succeeds in killing the Counselor and destroying the tent city built...
...from fading. Ferraro also must get her positions in line with those of her running mate; already she has deferred to Mondale's opposition to tuition tax credits for parents of private-school students. She is from Mondale briefing books to prepare for the detailed policy questions that await her, and could rattle her. Congresswoman Ferraro," says Sasso, sounding somewhere between hopeful and confident, "is a quick learner." - By Kurt Andersen. Reported by Sam Allis with Mondale and Richard Hornik with Ferraro...
Lilco has cut nearly 1,000 jobs, trimmed wages and reduced its budget by $100 million. But that is not expected to be anywhere near enough. Even if Lilco makes it through the summer, more pressures await in the fall. The utility faces a $90 million bond redemption in September that it says it cannot pay on time. If the bondholders demand money just the same, Lilco could be forced into bankruptcy...