Word: claiming
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...furiously on the lectern, the Russian declared that such "interference in the internal affairs of the Soviet Union," plus a "slanderous campaign" in the U.S. about the "myth" of the Soviet military menace, stood in "direct opposition to further improvement of Soviet-American relations." He attacked "Washington's claim to teach others how to live" when, he said, neither U.S. domestic nor foreign policy can justify moralizing...
...fostering the development of undergraduate activities. Instead, this ruling, like the ruling against Asian-American minority recognition, can only be seen as an obstruction of the independent voice of student organizations. Not only as dues-paying members of the Radcliffe Union of Students, but as women at Harvard, we claim the right to eat and speak together once a month in Harvard dining halls. Sarah Rabkin...
HISTORIANS DELUDE THEMSELVES. Chroniclers of crowded battlefields claim to be citing causes, all the while knowing that they can be certain only of enumerating events. In War and Peace, Napoleon claims that what happens is "destiny when I can guide it, chance when it slips through my fingers," and the historian believes him. But, Tolstoy implies in his epic novel, chance--and the random effect it has on the lives of millions of people--is history's major determining factor. The victory at Borodino towards the end of the novel belongs to the aging Russian general Kutuzov not because...
...make those provisions apply only to income earned in 1977 and later years. "Retroactivity is against the spirit of the American Constitution," boomed New York Democrat Daniel P. Moynihan, who helped lead the move. People who are now filling out Form 1040 probably would be well advised not to claim the sick-pay exclusion: it is not at all certain that the Moynihan proposal will become law. Should it do so, taxpayers who have already sent in 1976 returns and paid extra tax on sick pay or income earned overseas would have to file amended returns to claim a refund...
Although Fleetwood Mac has a troubled history, in the past its difficulties have all been occupational. Starting as a British blues band, its only claim to notoriety was guitarist Peter Green's authorship of Santana's hit "Black Magic Woman." Even an intimacy with witchcraft failed to spirit them to the top of Billboard, so they initiated a personnel change. Upon Green's departure, keyboard player Christine McVie joined the group, but while her marriage to bassist John McVie sailed smoothly, her betrothal to Fleetwood Mac did little to improve their fortunes. Once again the group shifted its roots, this...