Word: dilemma
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...less biased criticism of Carter's plan was that its measures were far milder than those suggested by the apocalyptic terms in which he couched the crisis in his Monday-night address to the people, and that their mildness would neither rally the country nor solve the energy dilemma. After asking Americans to wage "the moral equivalent of war" in meeting "the greatest challenge that our country will face during our lifetime," Carter put forward proposals that were hardly draconian. (Humorist Russell Baker observed that the acronym for moral equivalent of war is MEOW.) Indeed, if the financial discomfiture...
...Carter's dilemma was that any comprehensive approach to energy consumption and production had to contain specific proposals repugnant to many groups. On energy, indeed, all Americans belong to one or more special or sectional interests, depending upon their personal transportation, heating, and vocational or leisure habits. Carter's program faced the danger of being sliced to death even by those in sympathy with its broad goals. It would have been politically hard, if not impossible, for Carter to demand more severe sacrifices by everybody when Congress might not even pass a package requiring small sacrifices. The proposals, after...
...addition to his remarks on Zaire, Lukas talked about the problems of contemporary journalism. He said he saw a "dilemma" for reporters in the aftermath of Watergate...
...Looking for a new athletic director but unable to come up with one, is that it? Well, look no further. I think I've found an answer to your dilemma...
Opponents of atomic energy are unmoved by the economic dilemma. The issue is invested with such emotion that few anti-atom groups are pressuring for research into effective alternatives to nuclear power. They emphasize that nuclear accidents at reactor sites could unleash incalculably dangerous radiation. The environmentalists fear that radioactive wastes will be improperly disposed of, thus posing a threat to mankind for thousands of years to come. There is also widespread worry that atomic weapons will be fashioned from plutonium obtained from nuclear-energy plants. Says Pierre Strohl of the OECD's Nuclear Energy Agency: "Peaceful application...