Word: bedevilments
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...problem of dealing with "the troubles" continues to bedevil the governments of the Irish Republic and Britain. There had already been rumblings that security had slackened in Eke since Prime Minister Jack Lynch and his Fianna Fail Party were returned to power two years ago. Lynch's failure to return from a vacation in Portugal until late last week did nothing to stem the criticism, though he vigorously condemned the I.R.A. as the "real enemies of Ireland." Thatcher is being urged to push for tougher security measures when she meets with Lynch following Mountbatten's funeral this week...
...attacks are only fanning suspicions and dividing the nation instead of providing sober answers to the questions that bedevil the public. Among them...
These new moves may help, but, they are not likely to narrow the wide gap by very much. At first, the Administration had hoped that the cheaper dollar would lift U.S. exports, and to a very limited degree it has done so. Nonetheless, two problems continue to bedevil U.S. trade...
Despite the charges (and his messy divorce and 1974 remarriage), Mandel, 56, retains his popularity. Defense lawyers are counting on that to further bedevil the prosecution. Mandel, says the defense, could hardly have granted favors since one of his accomplishments has been to separate his office from the awarding of state contracts...
Last week Moynihan was deep in his latest battle, at the U.N. Security Council. There the U.S. faced a concerted Arab effort to enhance the diplomatic status of the Palestine Liberation Organization, further isolate Israel and bedevil American peacemaking efforts...