Word: building
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...countries ruled by dictators, America should use its influence to support a "third force," a democratic alternative to a pro-American despot on the one hand and Communist insurgents on the other. A third-force strategy means not settling for the lesser of two evils, but trying to help build and support a middle, democratic, third...
...officials, has grown 20% annually since 1983, when Aquino's husband was assassinated. During the campaign, Aquino often said that Marcos, who sought a military solution to the insurgency problem, was the N.P.A.'s best recruiter. Her hope is to eradicate the poverty and discontent on which the Communists build to promote their cause. "The N.P.A. sees that people are not willing to embrace any kind of repressive regime, whether from the left or the right," says Enrile. "Filipinos want a centrist, liberal, democratic person in government...
...original goal was to build a missile that could survive a Soviet attack in sufficient numbers to pose a credible threat of retaliation. The big, three-warhead Minuteman is vulnerable to destruction in its silos. The ten- warhead MX is no answer. Though it was supposed to be mobile, the Pentagon could never come up with an acceptable basing mode. The 50 MX's that Congress has agreed to fund are to be parked in Minuteman silos, where they too could be sitting ducks...
AARON CARLOS GIVES a lackluster performance as the strong and relatively silent Nick, a problem compounded by his slight build and hennaed hair, which do not fit the image of the All-American middleweight champ on the make. This is disconcerting, but rarely diverts our attention from the drama of George and Martha...
...album, Page sounded like a sessionman rather than the guitar deity he was labeled during Zep's reign--not surprising since Page began his career as a sessionman for half of Britain, including the early Who. But on the Firm's new LP, Mean Business (Atlantic) Page begins to build up the band into more than just a mishmash of misfiring musicianship...