Word: commitment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...White House had some aces in the hole that helped it to pull off what seemed to outsiders an astonishing turnaround. Unbeknownst to leaders of the opposition group, the Administration had the private sup port of some Senators who were not ready to commit themselves publicly for the sale. One was New Hampshire Republican Warren Rudman; nominally uncommitted, he was actually lobbying on its behalf before formally announcing his support. Another was Democrat David Boren of Oklahoma, who said he was leaning against the sale after visiting Saudi Arabia last April, but then began arguing in its favor with Democratic...
...finance a new car. Today carrying charges run to 18% lacocca told Reagan Administration officials three weeks ago that the industry would continue to be depressed until interest rates dropped to around 15%. Says Harvey Heinbach, a Merrill Lynch auto analyst: "The consumer doesn't want to commit himself to four years of those high car payments when he is uncertain of the outlook for business, for inflation...
...imagine living like that," Fenwick says. It would make me so nervous, giving that kind of power to someone else. Into whose hands do you commit your conscience...
...Only he who has decided to commit suicide can start a nuclear war in the hope of emerging a victor from it. No matter what might the attacker possesses, no matter what method of unleashing nuclear war he chooses, he will not attain his aims. Retribution will ensue ineluctably...
There is little evidence to suggest that the Black bourgeoisie can itself eradicate the problems of the Black poor, or that it could force the white establishment to commit itself to do so. The problem of the Black poor are beginning to take on pathological dimensions while white Americans seem content with the progress made by the Black middle classes and quite unconcerned about the persistence of intolerable conditions for the Black underclass. Nevertheless it is of the utmost importance for the members of the Black bourgeoisie to both formulate new strateg is aimed at helping the Black lower classes...