Word: basic
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Rosalynn Carter's rebuke may have been a serious blunder because Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth, is emerging as a substantial figure in the SALT debate. His fierce feelings about the important issue of verification might turn him against the treaty, despite his basic support for arms control. This would be a serious blow to the treaty in the Senate, where chances of obtaining the two-thirds vote required for ratification are very uncertain. Just last week Senate Minority Leader Howard Baker said he was "leaning against" the treaty. Among the issues worrying him: verification...
...different as Hamilton Fish and Al McGuire are, they have a basic common element: they are totally committed to being only themselves. They assume no facades to appease other's feelings...
...Guthrie spoke about the AASD to students protesting Harvard's support of apartheid--the attacks on the Department by the Bok administration are closely linked to the University investments in apartheid. Both cases reflect the racist nature of the outlook and policies of the Corporation. Both cases reveal the basic hostility of the President and Fellows of the Corporation to the efforts of self-determination of Afro-American and African peoples...
...brochette of scallops ($7) was equally disappointing. The scallops again were lukewarm and tough and while it is hard to rob a scallop of its basic good taste, the Promenade chef did nothing to complement it. The mound of rice that accompanied the scallops was equally...
...only in the last five years have many of his works become available in English. The Chain of Chance, Lem's most recent novel, continues the strain of cosmic pessimism that pervades his thirty previous books while adding a new philosophical dimension guaranteed to challenge every reader's basic perception of reality...