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Word: favority (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...jeers, laughter and applause, the tally shifted again: 207 to 205. The pro-Carter forces finally had taken the lead, and after one more member's yes, the chairman brought down his gavel with a whack and declared the final vote: 208 in favor of lifting the embargo, 205 against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Right Thing for America | 8/14/1978 | See Source »

...Martti Ahtisaari, arrived in the territorial capital of Windhoek with the first contingent of a U.N. supervisory force that may eventually grow to 5,000 troops and 1,000 civilians. Ahtisaari, a former Finnish Ambassador to Tanzania, will meet with stonewalling cynicism from whites, who fully expect him to favor the guerrillas in any disagreement. One such skeptic is Brian O'Linn, Secretary-General of the Namibia National Front, a newly formed multiracial attempt to steer between SWAPO and its major opponent, the South African-backed Democratic Turnhalle Alliance. Says O'Linn, "the deep suspicion South Africans have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NAMIBIA: A Right Start That Could Go Wrong | 8/14/1978 | See Source »

Carter's victory in the Senate is only half the battle. The same issue comes up this week in the House, where the top leaders favor the embargo. Speaker Tip O'Neill has characterized his position on the issue as "up to the knees in cement." An Administration aide cautions: "It's winnable. But we don't have the votes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Testing, Testing, Testing | 8/7/1978 | See Source »

...divided on the question. With a general election looming in October, even pro-European politicians in Britain were not anxious to promote an unpopular cause. All they had to do was look at the polls. The most recent one showed that a majority of Britons?48% to 43%?favor quitting the Common Market altogether...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE COMMUNITY: Out of Step Again | 8/7/1978 | See Source »

...catch Guzzi. Tsongas's poll shows Guzzi, holder of a very visible statewide office, is leading largely on the strength of his greater exposure. Among those voters familiar with all three major candidates for the nomination, however, Tsongas wins, advance man David Goldman says. Another point in his favor, Tsongas adds, is that projections show he is capable of raising more money than Guzzi. Both candidates, however, will raise less than Alioto, who has at her disposal the personal wealth of her father, owner of Metropolitan Oil and the New England Patriots football team, and her husband, the former mayor...

Author: By Gideon Gil, | Title: Fighting to Make a Name for Himself | 8/1/1978 | See Source »

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