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...Signet and their kin we kindly bestow...
...years the outlawed Irish Republican Army has refused to recognize the - authority of the Irish Republic's Parliament, contending that doing so would bestow legitimacy on the British partition of Ireland. That has not stopped the I.R.A.'s political wing, Sinn Fein, from contesting seats in the 166- member Dail, the assembly. But once elected, Sinn Fein winners have always boycotted the Dail. Last week Sinn Fein reversed its policy and said its candidates will take seats if elected...
...reassurance that Conable's presence may bestow, the World Bank's new priorities involve undeniable risks. One threat is to the benign image of the bank. By tying loans to policy improvements, the World Bank will almost inevitably be tarred in the domestic debates of debtor nations. In just that fashion, the IMF has now become one of the prime bogeymen of Third World politics because of its program of enforced austerity. Warns James Conrow, a Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary: "The World Bank is going to get hit with charges of political insensitivity, just like...
...assignments. He is on the set of The Awakening at the invitation of a nervous producer, who is eager for a culturally affirmative notice from a New York magazine. Walker, on his way down to this troubled scene, knows in advance what benefits this particular reporter is likely to bestow: "Lowndes can't get it on to write and he hates to see people work. He'll nail them to a tree...
...least several potent and readily mobilized minorities. Robertson's following provides much of CBN's $233 million annual income. In a year, viewers of The 700 Club log 4 million prayer calls to 4,500 volunteers manning telephone banks in 60 counseling centers. Such motivated constituencies can--and do--bestow blessings aplenty, in the form of money and votes, upon candidates who win their favor...