Word: favor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...students from a faction in favor of space weapons programs staged a small demonstration of their own, as one wore a large black tube fashioned into a Soviet missile with the words "Give me a free ride to the USA" written...
Asked if that meant the medal was tantamount to a door prize or party favor, Chase said: "It's a nicer party favor. It's a more expensive party favor...
Several entrepreneurs in the U.S., along with government-run rocket . programs in Japan and China, now aim to give Ariane a run for its money. NASA, which previously tried to protect its turf by discouraging U.S. satellite- launching entrepreneurs, earlier this month came out in favor of private rocket services to take up the slack left by the shuttle's interrupted schedule. Reason: Congress is worried that U.S. companies will become dependent on foreign satellite-launching services...
...Larry Speakes said that by 10:30 a.m. yesterday, 1,952 calls and wires had been received in support of Reagan, while there were 799 against the President's plan. O'Neill said phone calls and telegrams to his office totaled 119 against Reagan's plan and 38 in favor...
Hyatt's other major campaign issues include his advocacy of a cancellation of roadblocks, which he says "punish everybody, to get the few offenders" in favor of more frequent application of existing drunk-driving penalties, and his support for the death penalty for first-degree murder...