Word: gain
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...order to gain the favor of foreign investors and bankers, the Peronist government found itself faced with the urgent tasks of curbing inflation, increasing productivity and guaranteeing stability. The two essential steps needed to bring about these changes were a drastic austerity plan and abolition of the right to strike, steps which were antithetical to the basic populism of the Peronists. Only a military regime could bring about the "guarantees and stability" needed to pacify foreign creditors...
Rockefeller also faces unexpected opportunities. He is quietly trying to gain influence over neighboring state delegations in Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New Jersey. Together with New York, they stand to have at least 300 uncommitted delegates, out of 1,130 needed to nominate. Rocky's aim is to keep those delegates in Ford's camp or, if the President appears to be losing, prevent them from stampeding to Reagan?and then use them as bargaining chips for his still unclear purposes...
...Schlesinger, who is trying to stay neutral so that his views will gain wider currency, differs with the way Reagan and Ford are fighting over the strength of U.S. defenses. Says he: "This 'Who is No. 1?' and 'Who is No. 2?' business oversimplifies matters. It does not enlighten the public on the nuances of the issues...
...they had better hang easy and adjust to it. From 8 to 10 million more CB sets will be sold in 1976, which with extra equipment could amount to some $2.5 billion worth-nearly as much as total sales of TV sets. One of the biggest manufacturers, Hy-Gain Electronics Corp. (maker of Betty Ford's rig), reported that 1976 first-quarter sales quintupled those for the same period in 1975. A $2.95 paperback CB dictionary has sold more than a quarter of a million copies. "CB Land," as enthusiasts call it, is served by a babel of newspapers...
While the crews doused each other with buckets of water and flashed moons (among other things), the Collegium Musicum raft slipped across the finish line--chirping in three-part harmony--to gain the dubious distinction of being first to finish...