Word: formally
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...order the execution of Sandino, who naively believed his struggle was at an end. With this action Somoza cleared the way for his own political ascension, based on the military force and diplomatic support granted to him by the U.S. Somoza I--there are several in this story--took formal control of Nicaragua in 1936, and his power remained virtually absolute until 1956, when an assassin's bullet put an end to his rule...
...group set up a formal headquarters in Paris, complete with a paid secretariat, policy and operating committees and detailed rules for dividing up markets and fixing prices. Those rules forbade members to share markets or rig prices in France, South Africa, Australia, Canada and the U.S., in order to stay clear of local antitrust rules. But whenever a member company learned of a potential order from an outside country-Japan, say, or Spain-it had to inform the secretariat. The cartel would then select a member to bid at a price it had set; to preserve appearances, another member would...
...subsidiary and with General Atomic to deliver more than 27 million Ibs. of uranium at set prices ranging from $9 to $14 per Ib. could be filled only at a huge loss. All the time, it now claims, officials of both Gulf and General Atomic, neither of which were formal cartel members, concealed their knowledge that Gulfs Canadian subsidiary was helping to drive prices up by participating in the cartel. United Nuclear now seeks not only to have the contracts voided but to collect damages of $2.27 billion from G.A. In a countersuit, General Atomic denies all allegations and asks...
...young. For 51% of women, living together is still considered morally wrong, as it is among 52% of those between 35 and 49. And the acceptance of cohabitation does not necessarily lead to the acceptance of illegitimate children. Seventy percent of all those polled disapproved of having children without formal marriage...
...Harvard women's swim team got its season off to an informal start Saturday, meeting ten other squads at the Wellesley relays. No team scores were kept. The event is held to give the various coaches a chance to test their charges under competitive conditions before the formal season actually begins...