Word: demanding
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...White House then tried to rally support for a compromise devised by Texas Democrat Charles Stenholm, which would have prohibited the Government from setting standards for child-care centers and personnel. It went down, 230 to 195. The bill's supporters did agree to one conservative demand, deleting a ban on federal funds for church-run centers, which now provide about one-third of all child care...
Ultimately, many of the importers and the southern African nations hope for a situation in which moderate demand can be satisfied with legal ivory from controlled culling of elephant herds and natural mortality. That could theoretically keep both the elephant and the ivory industry alive. Such a delicate balance between supply and demand will be difficult to maintain...
Protesters also held a vigil in East Berlin to demand democratic reforms after a weekend of demonstrations across this hard-line Communist nation...
Pavlon said Harvard may establish a graduate program in the near future because of demand. New York University and Emory University already offer masters degrees and Ph.D.'s in Women's Studies, she said...
STRATEGIC WEAPONS. Shevardnadze made what appeared to be an important concession by dropping the Soviet demand that reductions in ballistic missiles be linked to limits on U.S. testing of the antimissile Strategic Defense Initiative. The Soviets also proposed separate discussions on submarine- launched nuclear cruise missiles (SLCMs), despite their earlier insistence that the talks be part of the strategic-arms discussions...