Word: contradict
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Those cuts are small in percentage terms, and would leave the military budget growing more rapidly than Jimmy Carter had planned. But they contradict the Administration's previous ringing vows that it would spend anything that might be required to counter what it sees as a menacing Soviet buildup. Congressional hawks are already asking whether the additional cuts will allow the U.S. to back up a tough foreign policy with the requisite military muscle...
...firsthand experiences, sees no early end to Argentina's problems. Says he: "Military dictatorships are never very happy, and Argentina is a sad and troubled country. I fear it's going to remain sad and troubled for quite some time." McWhirter saw nothing to contradict that judgment...
Though Pihl said the boom in computer courses would seem to indicate a new interest in business, he added that the decrease in economics enrollment might contradict that view...
...staff. Being overshadowed by the boy wonder (Stockman is 34) at OMB did not help matters and led to what Regan called "demeaning" press speculation about a rivalry between the two. In fact, the pair clashed openly only once-in May, when Stockman made a statement that seemed to contradict Regan's no-compromise stance on the President's tax cuts. Notorious at Merrill Lynch for his explosive Irish temper, Regan retaliated. With White House approval, he called in several reporters and told them: "This is where you'll hear about Administration tax thinking. If you hear...
Charging that United States companies which operate in South Africa "contradict our tradition of liberal democracy and justice," Sen. Paul Tsongas (D-Mass.) yesterday called upon students to demand that the University adopt a stronger divestiture policy...