Word: gravest
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...they couldn't stop the inclusion of a clause that says, "The international community cannot ignore the problem of the content of messages which are potentially of the gravest significance for the future development of peoples and indeed of all mankind." Western delegates fear Soviet and developing countries will use the clause to censor or otherwise constrain Western reporters. Foreign correspondents potentially could be forced to choose between abiding by the rules or abandoning coverage altogether...
NINTH: The gravest risk in this crisis was not that either head of government desired to initiate a major escalation but that events would produce actions, reactions or miscalculations carrying the conflict beyond the control of one or the other or both. In retrospect we are inclined to think that both men would have taken every possible step to prevent such a result, but at the time no one near the top of either government could have that certainty about the other side. In any crisis involving the superpowers, firm control by the heads of both governments is essential...
...Papacy. In 1967 Pope Paul VI got to the heart of the matter: "The Pope, as we all know, is undoubtedly the gravest obstacle in the path of ecumenism." There are millions of Protestants-and not just in Britain-who staunchly oppose the very concept of the papal office. Even tolerant non-Catholics could not accept the papacy as it now operates. But there may be some basis in history for compromise. Before the llth century split, the Orthodox granted Rome's traditional primacy of honor within the entire church and its authority in settling disputes on appeal...
Seven competing budgets. Flocks of nuisance amendments proposed for the sole reason of forcing opponents to cast embarrassing "no" votes. In this spirit of politics as usual and collective irresponsibility. Congress last week confronted one of its gravest duties: crafting a budget resolution that would provide a set of spending, revenue and deficit targets for the next year...
Britain's gravest weakness was in the air. The 17 Sea Harriers aboard the British fleet cannot achieve superiority over Argentina's 42 Mirage and Dagger fighters and 64 Skyhawk bombers based on the mainland. An additional 18 Harriers, most of which had arrived in the Falklands battle area last week, would not be enough to make up the difference. The British reportedly asked Washington for a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for in-flight refueling...