Word: dampener
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...date a similar study released in September 1981. That initial survey grew out of a secret "threat assessment" presented to NATO defense ministers. So startling were its findings that White House advisers and allied leaders prevailed on the Defense Department to declassify much of its contents in order to dampen disarmament sentiment in Western Europe and the U.S. The new edition focuses on Soviet strides since then. Among them...
...sure the MSU faithful would not sit passively by and watch the game Every few minutes or so. "Go Green, Go White" could be heard emanating from sections 16, 17, and 18. The infamous gong, and the chants of "Boring" from the Harvard stands did little to dampen their enthusiasm...
...Harvard Square sees the ritual begin. Crowds of revelers flood local bars and liquor stores to buy refreshments for the evening's entertainment. This occurence is an important part of Harvard Square nightlife, to the merrymakers and to the merchants. But a recent piece of legislation has threatened to dampen the celebration-the Bottle Bill...
...Tehran government has managed to exploit the war as a unifying factor at a time when the country is riven with inner turmoil. In what appears to be an effort to dampen dissent against his harsh rule, Khomeini has launched a campaign to curb the excesses of the Islamic Guards and the clergy. In an eight-point directive issued Dec. 15, he ordered an end to unlawful arrests and urged respect for human rights, private property and individual privacy. Last week Khomeini took yet another popular step: he had the leadership of the small pro-Moscow Tudeh (Communist) Party arrested...
...Some intrepid souls used surfboards to negotiate flooded streets. Others sandbagged their homes. Cleanup crews frantically cleared tree limbs and tried to keep drains open, but even as the week's fourth major rainstorm was spending itself, forecasters were warning of more bad weather. Still, little seemed to dampen the spirits of fans attending Sunday's Super Bowl game in Pasadena, though city officials had to do a lot of scrambling. Because the golf course usually reserved for parking at the Rose Bowl was too soggy to use, for instance, they had to convert streets surrounding the stadium...