Word: give
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Bourbeau and MacDonald? "They give us a dimension any team in the country would like," Cleary said...
...take Jackson's place. Nunn has no desire to ignore the Democrats' black base. He merely wants to render it less threatening to the white conservatives who have fled to the G.O.P. One way to do that, says Nunn, is to adopt centrist programs that "don't appear to give away the store," a shift that could only succeed with Jackson's concurrence -- as unlikely a prospect as the actual eclipsing of Jackson himself. The Governor of New York champions another idea for dealing with Jackson. "We have to start treating Jesse like everyone else," says Mario Cuomo. "No more...
...trillion Reagan military buildup is producing weapons that seem designed to upset the strategic balance and give the U.S. a nuclear advantage over the Soviet Union. Experts warn that weapons systems such as the Strategic Defense Initiative and the just-unveiled Stealth bomber could make the world more dangerous by prompting a hostile Soviet response. Other weapons that were first introduced by the U.S., such as cruise missiles and multiple- warhead ICBMs, have been copied by the Soviets and now pose a greater threat to Americans...
...their property, which means fixing broken toilets and sinks themselves. One member of each family must take six weeks of training in such subjects as personal budgeting, pest control and basic home repairs. A system of fines is imposed on residents who break the rules. "Being poor doesn't give you the right to be dirty or lazy," she says. Though the bylaws seem downright harsh, in six years only five families have been evicted for breaking them...
...exist in Poland but said, "We are not making use of them. It seems what we are doing is still salvaging the remnants of a Stalinist model." The next day even Communist Party officials gave him admiring reviews. Said one: "It was a smashing victory for Walesa. I would give him an 8-to-2 advantage." To many Poles, his appearance seemed to confer official recognition on Solidarity and could be a catalyst for renewed enthusiasm for the union...