Word: crimp
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...secret meeting in July, then National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane won agreement that diplomatic and economic pressures had not put a crimp in Gaddafi's style and that more potent measures were needed. Even Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger, who has a deep reluctance to take military actions unless the results are quick and clean, for once was in harmony with Secretary of State George Shultz, who has consistently advocated retribution against Gaddafi and anyone else connected with terrorist acts...
That would crimp foreign earnings on sales in the U.S., of course, but Japan and the European powers nonetheless have strong incentives to join the devaluation drive. Most important, the strength of the dollar drains investment capital out of their countries and forces them to keep interest rates higher than they would like them to be to prevent still more money from fleeing to the U.S. A lower price for the dollar might enable them to reduce domestic interest rates and thus speed up their internal economies. And if sales to the U.S. fall? Well, the unattractive alternative is protectionist...
...Soviets brought forward fresh troops, and the guerrillas melted into the surrounding countryside. If nothing else, the campaign showed that Moscow was willing to risk heavy losses to stop the flow of CIA arms. But Western diplomatic and intelligence sources insisted that the arms supply had suffered a temporary crimp at worst...
Last week the couple signed over the $115,000 ranch in an unusual deal that may presage further land confiscations. In exchange for the ranch, the U.S. Government will drop charges against the Kurus. Federal agents think such seizures could crimp California's estimated $2 billion annual pot crop. Said Bill Ruzzamenti, state coordinator of marijuana control for the Drug Enforcement Administration: "This year things will be different in the marijuana-eradication business...
Cherry Coke is the latest salvo in a tough marketing war among soft-drink makers. The new flavor could put a crimp in sales of Dr Pepper, which has a slight cherry flavor. Coca-Cola's current Pepper-type offering, called Mr. Pibb, has done poorly. This time the company hopes to ensure its new product's success by using the Coke label. It learned the magic of that name in 1983, when its diet Coke became an instant...