Word: favor
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...back in the '50s, Mondale has been campaigning for, or serving in, public office his entire adult life. His view of the nation and the world has been shaped from within the Government looking out. He has seen the private sector through the prism of lobbyists and favor seekers. Though he has drawn a six-figure salary as a Chicago lawyer for the past three years, his worth was measured by proximity to Government power. For nearly 30 years Mondale has devoted his life to spending other people's money in the belief that Government...
...chief complaints. Today there are 13,300 controllers; in 1981 there were 16,375. More significant, only 9,841 currently have "full performance" ratings, compared with 13,133 before the PATCO strike. About two years are required for neophyte controllers to be fully certified, so many council organizers favor rehiring some of the fired controllers. That would embarrass the Reagan Administration, which made much of its toughness when It fired the controllers. But if air traffic continues to increase, the nation's pool of qualified controllers may be the resource most readily available for ending the delays without compromising...
...parties to build a coalition. Shamir could glean bright news from polls that show Tehiya, an ultra-right-wing Likud partner with three Knesset members, picking up six or seven seats. If the election is taper thin, that could be enough to tip the balance in Shamir's favor...
...telegenic politicians, fluent in English and French. Mulroney has never held public office, and Turner has not held elective office since resigning as Finance Minister eight years ago. (Mulroney, who took over the Conservatives in June 1983, won his parliamentary seat two months later). Both are corporate lawyers who favor a mild rightward shift in government. Neither advocates a major assault on Canada's extensive social-welfare system, although both favor long-term reductions in the country's U.S. $22.5 billion federal deficit (7.7% of last year's G.N.P.) and a more receptive climate for foreign, particularly...
...Emilio Castro, 57, a Methodist minister from Uruguay. Dutch Ecumenist Willem Visser 't Hooft, 83, the organization's first chief officer, said that Castro "is more of a bridge builder between those who want to emphasize the role of the church in the world and those who favor the evangelical approach...