Word: blunt
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...obvious tactic has been for each party to try to blunt any issue on which the other seems to hold an advantage. The Republicans, for example, know that most elderly people tend to have more confidence in the Democrats as protectors of their Social Security and other retirement benefits. Thus President Reagan announced at his July 24 press conference that he would ask Congress to pass legislation granting a cost of living adjustment (COLA) next year to Social Security beneficiaries even if inflation falls below 3%, which now seems possible. He did so although the bipartisan compromise package passed...
What now worries some experts is the chance that the dollar may come crashing down. That could happen if skittish investors decide that the currency is greatly overvalued and suddenly start to sell. Such a run could blunt the U.S. recovery by draining off cash needed by American industry. Many observers believe, however, that the economy's vigor makes a dramatic pull-out unlikely...
...jurist is challenged for his blunt courtroom remarks...
...Blunt and strongwilled, Lord is a resolute populist who has challenged large corporations both inside and outside his courtroom. Lambasting business wrongdoing in the U.S. in a 1981 speech, he declared, "Even Hitler, when he was butchering people, articulated a reason to his madness. We don't even do that." Earlier this year, Lord reluctantly approved a plea bargain with the Sperry Corp., which had been accused of overcharging the Defense Department. "It hasn't been called to my attention," he complained to the Justice Department attorneys, "that any individual has been punished...
...Rendezvous of Victory shows the aftermath of a successful black revolution in an unnamed land. Broad social justice has unquestionably triumphed, but the blessings are bestowed unevenly. The new regime finds itself increasingly embarrassed by Sinclair ("General Giant") Zwedu, the military hero of the war for freedom. The blunt soldier does not mix easily in the brave new world of international alliances and monetary congresses. His former colleagues shunt Zwedu toward oblivion, using the lure of well-heeled debauchery. In A City of the Dead, a City of the Living, a black couple in Soweto take in a visitor...