Word: earnestness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Whether the Soviets intended these conditions seriously, or put them forth primarily to torment the U.S. a bit before bargaining in earnest, probably will not become clear until the Security Council resumes debate this week. In any case, Shultz pointed out some other obstacles to deployment of a U.N. force. Said he: "A significant U.N. role presupposes a return of stability, a balance of forces and some measure of political accord." In other words, creation of a U.N. peace-keeping force presumes there will be a peace for it to keep, and in Lebanon that is about the shakiest assumption...
...Democratic television response, starring Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis with a supporting cast of Democratic lawmakers and voters, was earnest, but it lacked the force and polish of the Great Communicator's speech and offered little in the way of alternative programs. It argued that the poor and disadvantaged have not shared in the economic recovery, and warned that high deficits are a grave long-term threat. The Republicans, contended Oklahoma Senator David Boren, are "saying live for today and don't worry about tomorrow...
...church support for Jackson is still far from certain, but the potential is vast. The seven largest U.S. black denominations have nearly 17 million members in 63,000 congregations, and there are millions more blacks in other church groups. Attempts to tap this potent reservoir of support began in earnest last November when Jackson spoke to a Memphis convention of the Church of God in Christ. Since then he has been constantly on the move, giving articulate, passionate sermons in churches large and small, and raising funds in a manner indistinguishable from taking up a collection...
...outset of last week's televised debate among eight Democratic presidential candidates, Ted Koppel smiled into the camera and said, "The moderator will try to have complete control." That drew a laugh, but as usual, he was in earnest. Indeed, during the half of the debate that he moderated, Koppel, cool and cerebral, kept the discussion crisply controlled-and confirmed his reputation as perhaps the best serious interviewer on American...
...Paul Tsongas, 42, earnest, fiscally moderate Democratic Senator from Massachusetts; with lymph-node cancer; in Boston. Tsongas said that because of his ailment he would not seek a second term in November. Tsongas upset liberals in 1979 by endorsing a federal bailout for Chrysler. Said he: "What I've done is show you can be a liberal Democrat and still care about economics, that profit is not a dirty word...