Word: distressingly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Kennan says little in Sketches about the great distress the Soviet Union caused him. In fact he was expelled from the U.S.S.R. in 1952 for criticizing the government. "I was interned . . . in Germany for several months during the last war," he complained to reporters while traveling in West Berlin. "The treatment we receive in Moscow is just about like the treatment we internees received then." Soviet officials considered his remarks ! "slanderous attacks . . . in a rude violation of generally recognized norms of international law." Soon afterward Secretary of State John Foster Dulles terminated his career...
...rates to keep German inflation in check. The move briefly touched off fresh fears of a worldwide round of rate hikes and slower growth. Meanwhile, competition from Japanese and European firms that have opened U.S. offices is helping depress Wall Street commissions. Wall Street is not alone in its distress, for such financial centers as London and Tokyo are experiencing similar overcrowding...
They said the submarine managed to surface for a time in the Norwegian Sea after the accident occurred and that at least one Soviet ship had responded to a distress call and arrived on the scene...
...creation of another inaptly named "unity" government joining Likud and Labor. It also made it easier for Diaspora Jews to vent their unease over other issues. Says Alexander Schindler, head of the U.S. Reform movement: "The 'who-is-a-Jew' issue gave license for many to express their cumulative distress...
Still, that distress has limits. Neither Schindler nor many other prominent leaders are ready to write off Shamir as hopeless. There is also understandable skepticism about the genuineness of Arafat's conversion to moderation. Despite the anguish over Israel's harsh response to the intifadeh, donations to the United Jewish Appeal and the purchase of Israel bonds continue to grow...