Word: delay
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Reagan made it clear that he does not believe a real emergency exists in the gulf, at least not yet. He used his extraordinary powers principally to avoid the delay that would have ensued if he had asked Congress to approve the Stinger sale to the Saudis. Noting a respite in the attacks on gulf shipping, the President told foreign TV correspondents, "It appears that, rather than getting worse, the situation has quieted somewhat. So maybe it's going to turn out all right." Washington officials emphasize that the U.S. would be extremely reluctant...
...Nicaraguan soldiers. More logical culprits include ARDE members with access to the base, some of whom may have been angry enough with Pastora's decision to kill him. In the aftermath, Pastora's colleagues quickly down-played their disagreements, but the episode promised not only to delay ARDE's alliance with the F.D.N. but to strengthen Pastora's resolve against any union under conditions other than...
...Caren L. Grossbard '84, $1500 for her senior thesis entitled "The Interaction of Response Based Delay and Reinforcement Amount in Affecting Choice Behavior"--Assistance Professor James E. Mizur...
...women. She ended up dropping the primate angle and spent two-and-a-half months on a small island off the northern coast of Australia studying breast-feeding in an aborigine tribe. The resulting thesis for the Anthropology Department proved that given certain breast-feeding habits, women can delay the return to ovulation by 14 to 15 months...
Another cause for delay is that the Nicaraguans depend heavily upon Cuban diplomats for guidance. U.S. officials say that at recent Contadora sessions, the Nicaraguans and Cubans have occupied adjoining hotel suites. Last week's Panama City agreement was announced only after the Sandinista Foreign Minister, Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, met quietly with Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Ricardo Alarcon de Quesada. The U.S. maintains its own discreet channels of influence with Contadora through the Administration's special presidential envoy for Central America, Harry Shlaudeman, a veteran Foreign Service officer who was executive director of the Kissinger Commission...