Word: dangerous
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...disparity prompts notice, discussion, opinions. Should the U.S.O.C., or some indulgent megacorp, buy Turner and the other kayakers a car? Well, no, that is not the point. "The whole Olympic idea is in danger of losing the support of the people," argues U.S.O.C. President William Simon. He has bombarded the International Olympic Committee with his strong views on easing restrictions, and, he says, he has been "summarily ignored. Nothing has happened. There's so much hypocrisy. Take tennis, a demonstration sport this year. Eligibility is by age. That means Jimmy Arias, who made more than $1 million playing tennis...
When the House Appropriations Committee recently issued a report warning that the readiness and stability of the U.S. Armed Forces had declined despite ever greater military appropriations, Weinberger countered by calling the report itself "dangerous." Although he did not challenge the facts of the study, Weinberger contested the report's conclusions. And he was quoted as saying, "the potential danger is that people, our foes and some of our friends, will get a wrong and incorrect impression of both our capabilities and our resolve." This, he added, "in this kind of world, where [impressions are] an essential part of deterrance...
Assuming the critical reports do not have the calamitous effect of generating sentiment for still greater defense funds--to bolster conventional, along with nuclear forces--concern over military readiness could help stem the growth of the nuclear aresenal. The danger is that greater "preparedness" could mushroom into a dangerous build-up in conventional forces, but in general, any break on the nuclear effort would be a welcome change...
...There is always the danger in a campaign of gaffes and serious errors. Do you worry about making mistakes and setting back other women in politics...
...mostly Sephardim, stormed the rally, screaming obscenities and tearing up placards. One demonstrator was killed. In explaining why he forsook a career as a distinguished archaeologist to enter politics, the late former Deputy Premier Yigael Yadin of the Likud coalition said, "I thought [the ethnic trouble] was the greatest danger to Israel, more than all the Arabs put together...