Word: breaking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...feel there is no tomorrow for the labor movement if they break us now," Hoggatt said. "There won't be a labor movement in the whole free world if we don't get someone's attention, if we don't get someone to listen...
...with difficulty; at least some Republicans are likely to be torn between party loyalty and their dislike of Tower. Then, presuming all 100 Senators voted, Bush would have to win over at least five Democrats to produce a 50-50 tie, which Vice President Quayle could break in Tower's favor. That also looks like a long shot. Aides at week's end could produce the names of only three or four Democratic Senators susceptible to conversion. Besides Tower's fellow Texan Lloyd Bentsen and Charles Robb of * Virginia, the list included such unlikely possibilities as Massachusetts' Edward Kennedy...
...Francisco 49ers, Golden State Warriors and Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberroth, Edwards is challenging the American sports establishment from the inside. On the eve of Bill White's debut as the first black president of the National League, Edwards, 46, talked with TIME's Dennis Wyss about his efforts to break through the almost-all-white lineup of sports managers...
...results speak for themselves. Last year church revenues totaled $8.2 million -- tax free, of course. Church attendance was up 28% over 1987. Contributions average $140,000 a week. The church is about to break ground for a $10 million addition to house classrooms, a ministry center and a gymnasium...
...Shevardnadze's peace proposal was largely procedural, reiterating an idea that has been floating around the region for several years and is widely endorsed by most of the relevant parties, except Israel. But as a public relations ploy, the trip was effective. Shevardnadze amply demonstrated Moscow's intention to break Washington's monopoly as the peace broker in the Middle East. With his shrewd charm and flair for appearing to generate goodwill, Shevardnadze sent a new breeze through the Middle East -- a breeze that George Bush promised would come from the U.S. Indeed, while the Soviets were launching their most...