Word: explaination
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Following from this kind of perception comes a real diminution of Carter's ability to act decisively and effectively, either abroad or at home. Yet when Carter's aides challenge his critics to explain what he should be doing differently, the rhetoric is strong, but the answers are far from persuasive. If Americans feel resentful at the sense of being pushed around, and many do, they also remain deeply wary of any new military involvement in the far corners of the world...
...work after the big snows in the East last week, a number of Manhattanites, from Wall Street lawyers to Broadway actors, simply got out their cross-country skis. So did Washingtonians, including Presidential Press Secretary Jody Powell, enabling him to better explain his boss's tumble while learning the sport in Maryland's Catoctin Mountain National Park near Camp David...
...further maximize our desired result, we might ask, Is this a 'dirty dollar' or a 'clean one' that we could earn here? What would happen if everybody did this? Would we be able to sleep at night if we did this? How would we feel if we had to explain this to our families...
...forget to explain SALT II to our allies. The prospect of a new arms limitation agreement, plus the crumbling of U.S. influence around the globe, have sparked concern in friendly capitals. President Carter had to make a public promise of support against any invasion, with arms as well as political muscle, to reassure Prime Minister Kriangsak Chamanand of Thailand two weeks ago. Carter should hold new consultations on the treaty with the NATO nations, who have been complaining that SALT II fails to limit Moscow's Eurostrategic forces," intermediate-range missiles which threaten Western Europe. We should guarantee that...
...program of crisis intervention where children learn to confront their problems. The house has 72 hours to inform parents of their child's whereabouts, but, if it is safe to do so, a counselor (or preferably the runaway himself) calls the parents soon after the child's entry to explain that the child is off the streets and has a place to stay...