Word: gain
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Ohira's chief rivals fought to unseat him with a passion fueled by personal enmity and ideological distaste for his alliance with Kakuei Tanaka, the former prime minister unseated after the press revealed the Lockheed airplane company's extensive bribery of government officials to gain contracts. Ohira owes much of his factional strength to Tanaka, who threw his supporters behind Ohira after being indicted in 1973. The bribery charges prohibit Tanaka from playing an active role in the LDP, but he can still play kingmaker, at least until his trial...
...country sharply to the left. The small but well-organized Tudeh (Communist) Party has been held in check by Khomeini, who denounces the Communists fervently, if redundantly, as "godless atheists." The prevailing view in Washington is that the extreme leftists will continue to ride the Khomeini whirlwind as they gain key positions in the ruling 15-man Revolutionary Council, and will eventually try to brush Khomeini aside in a final grab for power...
...business community reacted favorably to the plan, even though many executives question whether the Government can keep a secret. Others fear that even if the Government can, competitors may be able to gain confidential marketing information from the department under the Freedom of Information...
...contains no downers for the unwary lister but there are no real highs either. Like Hubbard herself, this album proceeds on an even keel, making little or no impression on its surroundings. In spite of that, and in spite of anyone's best efforts, I suppose this album will gain a wide audience. For in spite of the lack of content, social, emotional or otherwise; in spite of the hackneyed imagery and lackluster performances, this album will be heard. In the dentist's offices, in the banks, in the airports and restaurants, it will, God help us, be heard...
...nuclear plants are currently in operation in Massachusetts, the Pilgrim I plant in Plymouth and the Yankee plant in Rowe. Boston Edison is trying to gain licensing for a third, Pilgrim II, from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In addition to investigating the state's ability to prevent or, if necessary, cope with an accident at those plants, the Wilson Committee will also check precautions at plants on line or under construction in Connecticut, Vermont and New Hampshire...