Word: extended
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Moscow's about-face has mesmerized Western Europe, convincing many that there is no longer anything to fear from the Kremlin. A poll in the Times of London last week asked which nation "wishes to extend its power over other countries." The U.S.S.R. was named by 35% and the U.S. by 33%, compared with 70% and 31% respectively in a 1981 poll...
Boston city politics recently has been divided on racial lines. When it came time for the Boston City Council to vote on extending School Superintendent Lavalle Wilson's contract, all four of the Black members voted to extend it, while the white members voted against or were undecided...
Hightower won a test of strength last week in the state senate, which passed a bill to extend the life of his agency. The acid test may come when Republican Governor Bill Clements, no Hightower fan, decides whether to sign the measure. A veto could send Hightower packing to his backyard tomato-and- okra patch. But the feisty populist is unlikely to moderate his radical position. As he has said, "There's nothing in the middle of the road but yellow stripes and dead armadillos...
Many chemicals confer clear benefits. Preservatives, for example, can ; prevent the growth of bacteria and extend the shelf life of foods. But the advantages of compounds that serve simply as flavorings and colorings are more doubtful. Spurred by consumer demand for "all-natural" products, the food industry is moving to curb such nonessential uses...
Western conservatives object that Yalta Two would simply concede continued Soviet dominance over the area. They do not favor cementing the status quo or illogically and unrealistically attempting to extend NATO's influence into the East. Instead, they recommend that both sides try to thin out their troop presence...