Word: curtail
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...them with long-established ties in the government power structure, to publicly lobby for the first time against the war. They insisted that all their meetings-including an emotional encounter with their old associate Henry Kissinger-be on the record. And they went to encourage congressional action to curtail the foreign-policy-making power of the President-"Something most of us would have found horrifying even three weeks ago," said Richard Neustadt, professor of Government and author of Presidential Power. The dozen associated themselves with the Peace Action Strike led by charismatic professor Everett Mendelsohn-"which strikes...
...they have more than a passing interest in these policies, they should be willing to do whatever they can to register protest and to help change the minds of people who now favor or ignore Nixon's actions in Asia. In order to do these things, athletes should curtail sports activity and use the time thus freed for political activity. Sports at Harvard should cease for the final ten days of intercollegiate competition...
...Washington, Senate doves pressed for the adoption of two separate measures to curtail U.S. military activity in Southeast Asia while in New York the stock market fell to its lowest level in six-and-one-half-years...
...cared about maintaining the character of the Marathon by allowing everyone to run, it could curtail some of the conveniences it now provides. I'm sure most competitors could do without the stew served afterwards, and I'd be willing to bet that another Hopkinton building would be available for checking in and dressing before the race. Another thing that could go is the certificate sent to everyone who finishes in less than four hours. The B. A. A. should provide only necessary services...
...Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled Thursday that "each member of the cast be clothed to a reasonable extent" and that the production curtail simulations of sexual activity...