Word: counterweighted
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...Nunn difference is as much ideological as it is a manifestation of Southern boosterism. With his right-of-center views on foreign policy and military spending, Nunn would provide a counterweight to the seven current Democratic candidates, who are united in their opposition to contra aid and Ronald Reagan's Star Wars program. He has also taken a more moderate stance on many social issues, thus appealing to disaffected Democrats worried about their party's long love affair with various special-interest groups. Without Nunn in the race, the prevailing sentiment among centrist Democrats in the South (and perhaps elsewhere...
...told, the growth of individual participation in the market should come as a welcome trend for corporate America. The tendency of private investors to put their money on the line for relatively long periods of time is a desirable counterweight to the fickleness of Wall Street money managers, whose what- have-you-done-for-me-lately attitude has long bedeviled corporate managers. Average investors tend to be more patient in waiting for results. Fortunately, their patience is not exactly being put to a test these days...
...constitution. The papal visit was a reminder that the church's bargaining position on such matters may now be stronger than ever. One key result of Solidarity's untimely demise has been to restore the church to its role, unique in the Communist world, as the only powerful counterweight to the government in Polish life...
...they would have done that. He smiled at my naivete and said, "Because our people wanted to take advantage of the situation, and your people took the bait. Because of Viet Nam, our standing has begun to diminish both at home and abroad. We needed a propaganda counterweight." The cynical logic of this was shattering. There is more to this story, but the time has not come to tell it. I am parting the curtain on this episode for the first time in 21 years...
...usefulness. The menace of the Soviet SS-20s failed to scare West European nations out of their alliance with the U.S.; on the contrary, they prompted NATO allies to face down hysterical opposition from domestic peace movements and allow U.S. missiles to be placed on their soil as a counterweight to the Soviet launchers. By carrying through the deployment, the U.S. made its point: it would defend its allies. Now it can sacrifice most of the missiles without loss, particularly since the original purpose of installing them was to persuade the Soviets to scrap most of the SS-20s. Ironically...