Word: foremost
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...international trade--although residues of the chemical at 25 times the international limit considered safe for humans have been found in the pulp of fruits from Florida. In light of his sworn duties to protect the environment and human life, strong support of the Congressional measures should be foremost on Ruckelshaus' agenda...
...Reagan wants to make Meese Attorney General, supposedly the country's foremost proponent of the rule of law and justice. That role has been sliding into obsolescence under the stewardship of William French Smith, the Californian crony of Reagan's who served as Meese's Justice Department accomplice in his tax-credit government secrecy seams. It seems destined for the dustbin, if Reagan gets his way on appointing the at table-but highly ideological ex California D A as Smith's successor...
...course, in his words, of "credible deterrence and peaceful competition." As he planned to say in his speech: "Neither we nor the Soviet Union can wish away the differences between our two societies and philosophies. But we should always remember that we do have common interests and that the foremost among them is to avoid war and reduce the level of arms...
...surprised and disgusted to see Yuri Andropov as the other Man of the Year. Regardless of the selection criteria of the subject's influence for good or ill, it is inappropriate and inexcusable to give this label to the head of the Soviet Union, our nation's foremost adversary...
...Only four months after Nigeria's 25.4 million voters re-elected Shagari to a second four-year term, it appeared that a bloodless military coup-or at least an attempt-had taken place in Africa's most populous country (pop. about 85 million) and one of its foremost democracies...