Word: demand
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...people need and want increased food production, and that they will get. At the same time, we will combat inflation with a greater supply of consumer goods to meet demand. It will be a balanced development that should result in a surplus of such exports as coal, oil, timber, tea and frozen seafoods. We are firing those not qualified, prosecuting those who abuse privilege and are corrupt. Our newly appointed younger managers will make decisions with brains in their heads, integrity in their hearts...
...American society. Evangelists like Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson speak of a Bork appointment as a kind of salvation for a morally misguided Supreme Court. Exulted Human Events, a right-wing journal: "The President . . . could advance his entire social agenda -- from tougher criminal penalties, to curbing abortion-on- demand, to sustaining religious values in the schools, etc. -- far beyond his term in office...
Still, Hart was undoubtedly heartened as he proved he could attract an audience that does not demand further titillation about his private life. By this weird route, he may have stumbled onto the campaign he has always dreamed of: a high-minded dialogue with the voters, devoid of ritual handshakes, insincere smiles and meddlesome aides. As he moves from disgrace toward dignity, Hart may come to relish the joy of speaking his mind with the perfect freedom of a man who has nothing left to lose...
...Dole says, and his campaign staff members did their best not to sound too insistent. It was only around the time of her solitary walk that she fully realized how little time was left to decide. Once she saw the fall schedule plans and realized how strong a demand there was for her, especially in her native South, the answer became painfully clear...
...returned to universities last week after a summer recess. Some 4,000 demonstrated at Seoul National University on the first day of classes, and several hundred clashed with police at the school gate. Authorities estimated that more than 9,000 students demonstrated at 20 colleges nationwide, reflecting the continuing demand for political reforms...