Word: flare
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...frame-up. Chapters of the National Committee to Reopen the Rosenberg Case have sprung up round the country. Invoking the Freedom of Information Act, the Meeropols themselves have formally requested a number of Government agencies to unlock the Rosenberg files. The case seems due for one of its periodic flare...
...ultimate test, of course, will be world stability. Détente is in some jeopardy because the Soviets may refuse to permit sufficient Jewish emigration, thus losing their recently granted most-favored-nation status. Crises could flare up in Viet Nam, Cambodia, the Middle East?testing the mettle of the President as many of his predecessors have been challenged...
...cause. But if there were to be another Arab-Israeli war, perhaps accompanied by a new oil embargo, the U.S. commitment that Israel has long taken for granted might be placed under severe strain. Some U.S. officials worry that at some future time, an Israeli government might misread a flare-up of anti-Israeli sentiment in the U.S. as a prelude to American abandonment and be tempted to launch a last attack while they still had American support...
According to Roths child, dying industries, like dying stars, flare out before shrinking into lifeless lumps. American auto manufacturers are now investing abroad and exporting in an attempt to saturate the world market. This effort has been only partially successful, for American firms are losing international ground to newer, more dynamic companies like Nissan and Volkswagen. As American automakers explore abroad, they ignore their domestic obligations: urban small-car designs are pigeon-holed and monstrous recreational vehicles are forced forward; mass transit is suppressed while car use becomes more expensive and unpleasant; pollution control is ignored until the government threatens...
Brown's performance was nearly as unimpressive for most of the period, but in the waning minutes Anderson dropped a flare to Bruin halfback Jan Zlotnick, and the speedy back ran the ball in from 11 yards out for the second Bruin tally. The conversion kick was blocked, and the Crimson trailed by 13 as the half ended...