Word: furthers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The tragedy of Flight 811 was a further setback for Boeing, which in recent weeks had to acknowledge that some of its new planes were rolled out of the factory with faulty -- and potentially dangerous -- electrical wiring. In today's atmosphere of rough competition fostered by airline deregulation, a number...
Considering how Tower has been weakened, it was difficult to see why he was stubbornly clinging to his diminishing hopes of getting the job. Some prominent Republicans at week's end were urging him to spare Bush further embarrassment. "Even if he wins, what has he won?" they asked. It...
The contrast between Moscow's splash and Washington's plodding was reinforced by the rhetoric on both sides. While Shevardnadze warned that the Middle East "could be climbing the unpredictable ladder of nuclear escalation," Secretary of State James Baker asserted in a television interview, "I don't think it's...
The most dramatic moments of Shevardnadze's trip were saved for his 2 1/2- hour meeting with Arens. Building on a flirtation that began several years ago, the two Foreign Ministers made history by holding their meeting on Arab soil. They pledged to continue their bilateral courtship at a high...
Many Soviet citizens needed no urging to take advantage of their new democratic prerogatives, and some were already champing to go further. Candidate Yeltsin, for one, called for an open discussion of the possibility of introducing a multiparty system before the next Soviet election. Seated in a hall beneath a...