Word: bans
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...appeared to be playing catch-up, just as it did on ozone depletion. It was the European Community that first proposed a total ban on production of CFCs, the chemicals that are believed to be destroying the life- preserving layer of ozone in the atmosphere. The U.S., which had been preparing a similar proposal, agreed to join the ban. But the timing of the announcement made Bush look like a follower, rather than a leader, on the ozone question...
...said the President, fears that in any negotiations it would come under irresistible pressure to agree to a total ban on nuclear weapons in Europe. NATO forces would then have no way to beat back a possible invasion by the Warsaw Pact nations, given the Pact's superiority in conventional forces. While that advantage is impressive in numerical terms, many experts in the U.S. and Western Europe argue that both in morale and materiel, Warsaw Pact troops are highly overrated. Nevertheless, the Administration is intent upon upgrading U.S. defenses in Europe by replacing the 75-mile-range Lance with...
...anything, especially delicate policy issues, is no easy job. But now that scientists have convinced policymakers that the earth's ozone layer is in grave danger, governments are moving with unusual speed and resolve. Meeting in Helsinki last week, representatives from 86 countries said they favored a total ban on certain chlorofluorocarbons, man-made chemicals believed to be destroying the ozone, / by the end of the century at the latest. That goes far beyond the 1987 Montreal Protocol, which called for a 50% cut in CFC manufacture...
...Some feared that the battle could escalate into a full-blown trade war. But tempers cooled last week when the two sides reached an interim agreement. The U.S. is resuming shipments of untreated beef, totaling $15 million annually, which the E.C. had included in the ban because U.S. inspectors refused to certify that it was in fact untreated. In turn, the U.S. tariffs on E.C. goods will be scaled back. Trade Representative Carla Hills said that while the interim agreement was a positive step, the U.S. still feels that the E.C.'s import ban is "an unjustifiable restriction on trade...
...Ping Eye2 irons. Until then the grooves found on most clubs were V shaped, but Solheim, a mechanical engineer, discovered that squaring out the grooves gave players greater control. The square or U-shaped grooves work so well, in fact, that the P.G.A. tour has announced that it will ban their use in its tournaments next year. But amateurs continue to shell out $600 to $1,500 for a set of Ping clubs. Sales at privately held Karsten Manufacturing have grown 10% to 20% a month since...