Word: exertion
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...hammer and sickle and red star are backed by a formidable and growing Soviet presence in Ethiopia. Some 4,000 Soviet advisers, roughly half of whom are attached to Ethiopia's 250,000-strong army, exert a strong influence in both military matters and the running of government ministries. Lieut. Colonel Mengistu Haile-Mariam, 41, the U.S.-trained officer who presides over the ruling Dergue, or council, holds frequent meetings in the old Imperial Palace with Soviet Ambassador Konstantin Fomichenko. Ethiopia buys virtually all its oil from the Soviet Union, and since 1977 the Soviets have supplied the country...
...superintendent, as reasons for the dumping. Koocher insists that the change was motivated by personal antagonisms toward him. Attacking the slate that cut him. Koocher--who did not attend the Wednesday evening affair--yesterday said that "I do feel that not having the CCA endorsement frees us up to exert greater intellectual independence. My own goals and objectives have not changed...
...Reagan Administration was saying little about the Middle East at the moment. Ostensibly, the U.S. was waiting for Arab moderates, notably Saudi Arabia, to exert influence on Syria to accept the withdrawal agreement. In truth, it looked as if U.S. policy was slowly shifting into an election-year mode. With the withdrawal agreement between Israel and Lebanon a reality at last, the Reagan Administration accented the recent improvement in U.S.-Israeli relations by inviting Begin to make his long delayed visit to Washington...
...leaders in 29 fields," are Washington governmental figures, from Ronald Reagan down. In twelfth place came Rather, who doesn't make news (or laws) but just reports it. Even when the hype on the magazine's cover is reduced to the actual question posed inside -Which individuals exert "the most influence in national life?" - Rather's high place (much as Walter Cronkite's had before him) seems faintly ridiculous...
Despite this constraint, the IDAF has continued to exert a strong positive influence in South Africa. During a recent testimonial dinner in Cambridge, Woods spoke in emotional terms of "the hundreds of people I know of" whom the IDAF has helped. And a Black South African studying in this area who asked not to be identified says the IDAF "has saved lives, supported countless families of prisoners, and proved to be a big thorn in the side of the government...