Word: exertions
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Thus the Soviet Union over which Andropov now presides is vastly more powerful, both in the absolute and by comparison with the U.S., than it was two decades ago. That is thanks largely to Leonid Brezhnev. But while the Soviet ability to exert force on the world has grown, so have the external dangers and internal defects with which its new leaders must cope. That too is Brezhnev's legacy...
Until last week, the Lebanese Forces were unchallenged as the dominant military group in East Beirut, while the fledgling Lebanese army had taken over the security of Muslim West Beirut. But Gemayel was anxious to exert the authority of the central government over East as well as West Beirut. And so, at midweek, he sent the Lebanese army into the eastern sector of the city along with elements of the multinational force...
...years I have been ridiculed and argued with for having voted for Jimmy Carter. I was for a man who wanted the U.S. to be more than a symbol of its ideals. Carter wanted our country to exert its influence to achieve those ideals...
...exhausted, exhilarated and thankful. We had finally passed this hurdle, one of the most onerous political ordeals of my life. Many times I wondered if the results would justify the terrible political costs and the effort we had to exert. Each time, I decided that we simply could not afford to fail. Privately Torrijos praised us highly, but later he revealed to the public that he had given orders for the National Guard to attack and blow up the Canal if the Senate had rejected our agreement...
...aide--who worked under Wiedenbaum and is now working for Feldstein--said that the Harvard professor may be able to exert more influence. Although he refused to comment on Feldstein's first three weeks on the job, Laurence Lindsay, a staff economist, noted that Feldstein's economic specialty places him in a better position to advise the President. He noted that Wiedenbaum's fields of expertise were defense spending and regulation. The first put him at odds with his boss. The second, while important, was not at the forefront of the Reagan program. "If you look at a list...