Word: drastically
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However, the victory did not improve Reagan's chances of getting the kind of budget that he wants, featuring another big increase in military outlays and further drastic cuts in many civilian programs. To the contrary: the Senate Budget Committee voted 18 to 4 to give the Pentagon $11 billion less than Reagan recommended for fiscal 1986, which starts on Oct. 1, and $79 billion less than the President is requesting over the next three fiscal years. It proposed to deny the military any increase at all next fiscal year, beyond what is necessary to keep pace with inflation...
...could," Copeland told reporters after the death. "As a physician, my conscience is clear." Though the FDA initially expressed disapproval of Copeland's actions and has demanded a written explanation, the agency said at week's end that it did not "contemplate any drastic penalty" for the surgeon or his hospital...
...bareboat business has meant smooth sailing for virtually all concerned. But some storm clouds now loom. The Treasury Department's recent tax-reform proposals would eliminate the investment tax credit and remove other breaks that yacht investors use. Says Sail Belize's Gegg: "If the changes are drastic, they could wipe out our industry and many of the boatbuilding companies as well...
Delaney Smith wasn't sure of the cause of the drastic downturn...
...speech to California businessmen, the burly Prime Minister said he had been told by a Washington official that the U.S. had instituted a "drastic scaling down" of military cooperation with New Zealand. On the list of cuts: joint military exercises, some intelligence sharing and U.S. training of New Zealand military officers. According to Lange, the cuts threatened the capacity of his country to maintain its military surveillance in the South Pacific, which in turn might affect the ANZUS defense pact...