Word: generously
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...against this background that Dayan in late July set forth on his odyssey to Muslim capitals in search of a peace formula. Dayan assured his Arab hosts that the Begin government was prepared to make more "generous compromises" than previous Israeli governments. He specifically told the Egyptians and other leaders: "We are ready to transfer the airbase at Sharm el Sheikh to the U.N. and keep some civilian installations there for a limited period. We are ready to restore your sovereignty over all of Sinai and to put our settlements in the Rafah area under your flag. We suggest small...
Carter has concluded that he has made many of his mistakes by ignoring his instincts and compromising instead of standing firm. As an example, his aides point to his reluctant backing of the generous minimum wage law. Not only did it fuel inflation and anger business, but it failed to win much gratitude from union leaders. The tougher "new" Carter has also been taking on Congress publicly, attacking it-accurately enough-for being slow, unresponsive and susceptible to pressures from special interests...
...interest rates?and no questions touch off more disagreement in American policymaking. If the Federal Reserve is not condemned by the AFL-CIO's George Meany for causing unemployment by being too stingy, it is certain to be damned by Economist Milton Friedman for spurring inflation by being too generous. All too often it will simultaneously incur the wrath of liberals and conservatives...
...then, Europe has always been more generous to jazz; Americans have never quite forgiven jazz its bastard birth in the bordellos of New Orleans' Storyville. "Man, these cats know their stuff," Louis Armstrong once said admiringly of an audience in Geneva. Every year there seem to be more European jazz festivals...
...words, very crummy), but you can go somewhere else to digest, right? Two warnings: stay away from the place at lunchtime, when the Governor often has to call in the National Guard to keep the crowds in line, and beware of the pinball machines, which are about as generous and benevolent as Meldrim Thomson. But by all means don't pass this...