Word: frightening
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Lance suggested more seriously that his own experience in Washington should not frighten other businessmen from serving in the governmental zoo, even if a meat-market kind of inspection is required. But he warned against the tendency of Government and business to act as adversaries. More businessmen in Government service, he suggested, might reduce the friction. Argued Lance: "There are things that only business can do, and things that only Government can do. Government must be open and responsive and willing to hear what you have...
Your correspondents missed one vital point concerning the political aspects of desertification. The peregrinations of the Tuareg in Niger, Mali and Upper Volta and the nomadic Masai in Kenya and Tanzania frighten their respective governments, who would prefer to see them sedentary and hence politically under control. So to keep them in place, we have the permanent pumping stations in the Sahel and the "ranches" of East Africa, destroying irreplaceable elements of the human mosaic and creating new deserts, all in the name of "progress...
Then why all the jitters over a possible break with the U.S.? Some experts maintain that the abrogation of the American defense commitment to Taiwan would result in a scenario in which an emboldened Peking would attempt to frighten foreign companies and investors away from the island by threatening economic reprisals or military action. "If some people are scared off," says one top government official, "the economic consequences for us could be disastrous...
...with the U.S. Sixth Fleet call it chicken of the sea. It is a seaborne version of the highway hot-rodders' "chicken" that is frequently played in the crowded Mediterranean by Soviet and American warships. Typically, a Russian vessel will dart and weave among U.S. ships, trying to frighten their skippers into turning sharply to avoid collision. These episodes usually end harmlessly-but not always...
...trip to the distant camps is lengthy and costly. And what about the children? Somebody has to take care of them while their mother is away, and she is lucky if she still has some true friends left to do her the favor: the KGB does its best to frighten them away. Of course, she can take her child with her, but she knows that her little daughter can be subjected to the same body search that is in store for her. Even if she somehow manages to provide for her family's needs, this one trip will completely...