Word: departing
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Four women and one man were arrested after the incident, which began when demonstrators arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport, wrongly believing that the Springboks were preparing to depart for South Africa...
Before Reaganomics, the phrase "tax deductible" struck a chord in the hearts (and wallets) of upper-income-bracket Americans. It encouraged them to depart with sizable--and non-taxable--chunks of their assets (and thereby do their part to benefit humanity) since the only other option was to donate many of their taxable dollars to Uncle Sam. Things are different now. The new tax laws make it less attractive for wealthy (and some not-so-wealthy) people to give their money away. They might as well hold onto it, since the federal government isn't taking so much in taxes...
...Henri Spaak, the former Belgian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister who played a major role in the formation of the European Community and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Spaak helped formulate the Community's position at last week's Ottawa summit, for which he was about to depart when he was killed...
...woman on the highest court has "significant symbolic importance." But she too is wary: "There can be such a thing as a token woman on the Supreme Court to avoid addressing women's issues." For most observers, the real test is whether Ronald Reagan is about to depart from his early appointments pattern by naming women to a number of other important posts. On that point, the jury is awaiting the evidence...
...news was doubly a surprise because other Justices had been considered for more likely to depart. Five occupants of the bench are over 70 and two, William Brennan, 75, and Thurgood Marshall, 72, are reportedly in less than robust health. President Reagan now has an unexpectedly early opportunity to begin his oft-promised ideological remolding of the court. His main criterion for candidates is clearly known, said White House Spokesman Larry Speaks, " He will not seek only candidates who necessarily agree with him on every position, but rather those who share one key view, the role of the courts...