Word: claiming
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Back in his suite, Reagan spoke about the future-and, as always, of his credibility. "I still consider myself a nonpolitician, no matter what people think of the Schweiker selection," he said. Now it seemed an almost absurd claim. "My concern through this whole thing," he went on, "has been to retain my credibility." Reagan thought he had done that, but others saw it differently. Said a longtime political supporter in California: "He's lost his place as the high priest of the right. After Schweiker, all he can do is preach unity, not purity." Reagan intends to start...
Around him stood the dwindling fraternity of Republican people who own, manage, invest, invent and risk. They each have their short stories of work, struggle and success. They also have a single-minded belief in American opportunity that they claim most people can seize if they will...
...animated by 4,500 ft. of electrical wiring, 3,100 ft. of hydraulic hose and 50 hydraulic jacks that control his movements. The critics may term his acting mechanical, but at least the bionic baboon has seven distinct facial expressions, which is six more than the bionic man can claim. Kong's most embarrassing problem: because of leaky jacks, a steady stream of fluid oozes down his right...
...year to the fund. In turn, the fund dispenses fat benefits-up to $186 a week for life for someone who is totally disabled, for example-with a minimum of controls. There is no statutory limit on medical fees, and only a bleary-eyed staff of nine medical-claims examiners to process 4,000 files daily. About 95% of all claims are paid without a hearing, and those bearing the certifications of a doctor and an employer are given scant scrutiny before they are paid and interred in a medieval record-keeping system bulging with 5? million case files. Concedes...
This conflict between sense and sensationalism causes some problems. Koestler is fearful, for example, that his book might be used to undercut the foundations of Israel. If most Israelis are really descended from Caucasian nomads who stamped themselves kosher 1,200 years ago, how can they claim...