Word: falterer
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...should this second alternative falter in times of economic duress, or merely because it has fallen out of fashion, a conservative government could say that social service is the public's responsibility and that clearly the electorate has lost interest. One of the functions of a government is to draw on that part of us which identifies with society as a whole. In our fiercely individualistic culture we do not need a government which encourages us to alienate ourselves from the rest of the country...
...resist changing plans for the Bitburg ceremony. As the first West German Chancellor to spend his entire adult life in the postwar era, he has made a crusade of restoring West Germany to full international legitimacy. To have backed away from Bitburg, in his view, would have been to falter in that quest. The Chancellor was also acutely aware that a change in plans seemingly dictated by Washington would have opened him to a charge of weak leadership. One public- opinion poll taken at the height of the controversy showed 72% of West German adults surveyed thought the visit should...
...giving the edge to former KGB Chief Andropov in the race to succeed Brezhnev. Ustinov emerged as a decisive player in the Chernenko regime, making up for the new leader's limited experience in military affairs. At one point this year, when Chernenko's health appeared to falter, the Defense Minister was viewed as a possible interim leader who could oversee the transfer of power to a younger generation...
...Brezhnev's health began to falter, Andropov's influence with the Kremlin's inner circle grew. In May 1982, Andropov was relieved of his position as head of the KGB and promoted to the spot on the party's powerful Central Committee Secretariat that had been left vacant by the death of Ideologist Mikhail Suslov. It was seen as a move to "launder" Andropov for the top party post. When Brezhnev died six months later, Andropov had lined up enough support to beat back the challenge of Konstantin Chernenko, who was widely believed to be Brezhnev...
When the Bay of Pigs invasion began to falter, General Charles Cabell, deputy director of the CIA, called the President. He wanted U.S. airpower to blast Castro's tiny but effective air force from the sky. John Kennedy turned him down. Such a drastic step was beyond his ken. Some strategists still feel the invasion would have succeeded had Kennedy looked ahead and used more force...