Word: beare
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Persian Gulf. The critics noted that while 25% of Western Europe's oil and 60% of Japan's comes from the gulf region, only 7% of America's does. "The U.S. is not alone interested in the area," declared Florida Democrat Charles Bennett. "The U.S. alone should not bear the burden of its security." The Administration argued that regardless of the depth of our allies' commitment in the gulf, it was still in America's best interest to ensure the safety of oil shipments. To do nothing, said Secretary Weinberger, "ignores the fact that the world oil market...
...Reagan readily acknowledged the difficulty of such a task at Friday's memorial service. Recounting the sorrow of an Iowa couple who lost all five of their sons in a World War II battle, he said, "In some ways, it was easier to bear then because it was easier to understand why we were there, why we were fighting." Then he added sadly, "The burden of our time is so different...
...actions, has all but vanished from public discourse. It is almost as if the closest glimpse the nation got of honor last week came from seeing it in a mirror: a man had acted with dishonor, saw it for what it was, and came forth to bear witness that there is indeed still a difference between right and wrong...
...Public Sector. Some officials, having made financial sacrifices to go into Government, evidently felt entitled to recoup as much as possible. C. McClain Haddow, former chief of staff at the Department of Health and Human Services, was indicted last month for fraudulently obtaining $33,540 from the "T. Bear Foundation," which he helped create to encourage children to wash their hands...
...rooms that serve as the store are full to bursting with books. The logical expansion, the next room, is the bedroom Winifred shared with Bob. She has been sleeping there 31 years, and she cannot bear to give it up. So the business simply overflows all over the house. When there is a herd of browsers afoot in the place, she has been known to cut her deals with sales reps out in the road over the trunks of their cars. When presented with a credit card, she has been known to say, "I'm not going to get involved...