Word: concernedly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...leaned forward, elbows on the table, head thrust forward. "The attitude of labor is one that causes me the most concern. The relationship between even the most dedicated Democratic Presidents and organized labor leaders has always been a rather stormy one." At this point the presidential reasonableness rather than the new defiance began to show. Labor Chief George Meany had treated him brusquely at their last meeting, but Carter did not refer to it. Instead, the Administration plans to try to work around the imperious A.F.L.-C.I.O. leader. Said Carter: "We have gotten some good response from the leaders...
Holmes's objections concern a two-sentence quote, which she correctly terms a "synthesis"--there should have been an ellipsis between the two sentences...
...Chinese have been mostly looking, not buying, but they are clearly interested in acquiring advanced Western military equipment. This sharp and very recent departure from the Maoist policy of "self-reliance" in arms betrays Peking's deepening concern over the adequacy of its defense forces and the relevance of Mao's dictum that "the richest source of power to wage war lies in the masses of the people." For decades this "people's war" strategy led Chinese generals to maintain religiously that their hordes of soldiers would triumph over any attacker, no matter how sophisticated his weapons...
...avoidance of funerals and by the elaborate circumlocutions he uses to refer to his eventual death (one favorite phrase is "when I am no longer in this place"). Despite their leader's calm attitude toward the future, many Yugoslavs view Tito's departure with apprehension. Their main concern: it will offer an opportunity for renewed Soviet pressure to bring the country back into Moscow-centered Communist orthodoxy. Yet there is one telling sign that Yugoslavs are steeling themselves for Tito's passing. His writings are being collected in a 60-volume series of works-the ultimate accolade...
...suitors. Last week Robert Hocq, president of Jeweller Cartier, offered to pay $65 million for it. Among other potential buyers are French cosmetics manufacturer L'Oreal and champagne producer Moët-Hennessy, which bought Christian Dior Perfumes when Boussac needed cash in the early 1970s. The main concern of Dior's management and the French government is that the prestigious label remain in French hands. "You can't separate the Christian Dior image from France's," says Rouet. "When an American woman pays for the Dior label, she wants to know that there is French...