Word: halts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...rebellious university in Hefei. In addition, Liu Binyan, a prominent journalist, was expelled from the party for attacking Marxism as an "outdated ideology." It was unclear how many more heads might roll, but little doubt remained that China's latest experiment in political relaxation had come to a halt...
Most experts who try to chart the course of racism over the years now believe that the substantial gains of the 1960s and 1970s came to a gradual halt after the election of Ronald Reagan. "The resurgence of racist feelings and continued illegal discrimination are fostered by the Administration's refusal to admit that racism may still be a problem," says Urban League President John Jacob. More specifically, he cites "its efforts to give tax- exempt status to segregated schools, its fight against extension of the civil rights law, its efforts to undermine affirmative action, to destroy the Civil Rights...
...radical coalition committed to deep reform of the system. He, too, was forced to sacrifice top aides in the interests of national stability. He found the process difficult to halt. The coalition eroded, the reforms foundered, if not immediately, then after the death of their originator...
Shamir promptly called last week for a halt to divisive public debate over the killings. But the controversy seems likely to heat up again next year, when campaigning begins for the 1988 election...
...when most Americans scanned the business headlines during 1986, they generally found reasons to be pleased rather than dissatisfied. The best news for everyone was that the economic recovery persevered through 1986, its fourth straight year, with no apparent signs of coming to a halt in 1987. The economy began the year with a robust first-quarter growth of 3.8%. The stimulus came partly from a short but intense home-building boom that took off as mortgage rates declined to as low as 9.5%. Sales of new homes surged 24.7% in March, to an annual rate...