Word: brings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...things are so good, then why is there so much nervousness in the air? Why is the dread word recession turning up in more and more conversations? The inescapable fact is that the economy is facing dangerous potholes ahead that could badly jolt the expansion or even bring it to a jarring halt. The dollar has plunged to disturbing lows, and interest rates have recently spiked upward. Inflation may be roaring back: last week the Government reported that in April wholesale prices skyrocketed at an annual rate of 8.9%, the worst monthly performance since October 1985. For the same period...
...charge of conspiring to defraud the U.S. of tax money; the pair solicited supposedly deductible contributions for the entirely nondeductible purpose of buying weapons for the contras. In negotiations with congressional investigating committees, Walsh has left no doubt that conspiracy is the main charge he intends to bring against many more prominent people. Says a source close to Walsh's investigation: "Conspiracy could take in the whole picture." That was pretty much what happened during Watergate: 17 people, including Nixon Aides John Ehrlichman and H.R. Haldeman, were convicted under the conspiracy statute, and Nixon was named as an "unindicted...
...Yevtushenko has a little list, starting with Christopher Columbus, whom he evokes as a gold-hungry conquistador and an impatient actor on the set of a television mini-series (" 'When will this all end?!' grumbled Columbus, feeling his face to see if his gray beard had come unglued. 'Somebody, bring me a gin and tonic...
...issue, and twice the sessions ended in stalemate. Peres threatened to break up the coalition and call new elections if the inner Cabinet failed to support him on the peace proposal. But by midweek he lacked a handful of the 61 votes in the 120-member Knesset needed to bring about early elections. With Labor short of sufficient support, party officials feared that Likud, with the help of some small religious parties, would then be able to hang on until November 1988. Before leaving for the U.S. to consult with Secretary of State George Shultz, Peres was forced to announce...
Politically, the Cold War already restricts our ability to dictate solutions. Despite the inconvenience of massive immigration from the South, we cannot afford to close our borders and bring intolerable rural unemployment to Mexico and Central America. We fear the consequences of forcing South Africa to reform its system or insisting that Brazil or Argentina pay their debts on time. As the years pass, more and more issues will arise that require the collective efforts of many nations--acid rain, the destruction of the ozone layer, the traffic in drugs, and many more. Such problems will create increasing pressure...