Word: block
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...largest stumbling block in negotiations had been that, in exchange for a worker salary increase, Barnard had wanted "givebacks" from the clerical workers of such benefits as free enrollment in university courses, and vacation time...
...stores advertise on Washington's Birthday to a greater extent than smaller retail establishments. "Most retail stores used to close for Washington's Birthday up until the 1950s. They initially used sales as a means to attract attention and inform consumers that they were open for business," says Tommi Block, a spokesman for the National Retail Merchandisers Association, an industry wide trade organization composed of 50,000 retailing firms...
Costly Harvard violations allowed Springfield to take a 13-12 lead, but a Chief violation and a Scott Neilson block returned the advantage to Harvard...
...sought to downplay the military's lack of enthusiasm, contending that a 60% show of support still amounted to a landslide. Perhaps. But disaffected military officers have been implicated in both of the coup attempts staged against Aquino in July and November. The vote clearly indicated that a sizable block within the armed . forces continues to oppose her. Admitted Deputy Defense Minister Wilson Gamboa: "This reveals that the military continues to be disappointed with the government...
...widely reported several months ago that the U.N. would try to keep Amerika off the air. But Theodore Sorenson, the lawyer representing the U.N. in the matter, recently told the New York Times that his client will forgoe the unprecedented legal battle that would be necessary to block the ABC show from hitting the airwaves...