Word: dangerous
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...other leaders felt constrained to accept Gomulka because they were loath to suppress the Poles by force. "You know," a friend in the Foreign Ministry told me, "the Poles hate us; they would fight at the drop of a hat." I knew it was true. Still, there was no danger that Poland could break away from...
...danger of becoming a drab, average. B-nation. Universal suffrage is a clever idea, but it protects, us not only from the few fools who choose the worst candidates but also from the wise who choose the best. The result, quite predictably, is consistent mediocrity in office. Ronald Reagan's own election is the most eloquent argument for abandoning democracy...
...emergency efforts made during the deadly winter assault provided some temporary relief. In Chicago, where the temperature dropped to a record -27 degrees F, police picked up those in danger of freezing and delivered them to makeshift dormitories in schools and park recreation centers. As the temperature plummeted to -18 degrees in Pittsburgh, most of the city's 1,500 street people squeezed into shelters and missions, while some slept in jail. In New York City, where the temperature dipped to -2 degrees, a record low for the date, 19,269 of the homeless (another record) jammed into city shelters...
...that follows, served from September 1982 to July 1984 as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Reagan Administration. One of the leading conservative economists, he nonetheless differed with the White House on several key budget and tax issues, in particular, what he saw as the grave danger posed by large deficits...
...quarter of Sudan's 21 million citizens are facing the threat of extreme hunger in the months ahead. In the southern part of the country, a rebellion waged by armed guerrillas against Nimeiri's high-handed Islamic rule is growing, and the provincial capital of Juba is in danger of attack. Though Nimeiri had freed almost 300 of his jailed political enemies in December and January, just over a week ago he publicly hanged one of his more persistent adversaries. Known as a wily survivor over almost 15 years of rule, Nimeiri has never before faced such a formidable array...