Word: hindering
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...main criticism comes from the liberal economists, who worry that Ford's economic program is not expansive enough to counter the recession. They contend that boosting tariffs and taxes on crude oil would not only hinder a business recovery but also keep prices rising at double-digit rates. Says Board Member Otto Eckstein: "The goals of the two packages are quite different and to an extent contradictory...
...reports came down hard on Harvard for many of its requirements, saying they are often "meaningless" and "serve only to hinder the student truly interested in gaining a broad education." The critical eye of the subcommittees also fell on the minimal amount of student-faculty interaction and on the poor quality of sections...
...mile and two-mile, traditional Harvard strengths, may hinder the Crimson this year. Jim Keefe is still ailing from a cross-country injury, and Jeff Campbell, coming off of a disappointing cross-country campaign, will be hard-pressed to duplicate last year's 4-minute, 12-second mile...
...congressional unwillingness to blindly follow Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's recommendations. The Senate had taken the same action, then, under heavy White House arm-twisting, agreed to delay the ban for 60 days. Ford had termed any curtailment "a misguided and extremely harmful measure," since it would hinder U.S. efforts to resolve the Cyprus dispute. The House vote to apply the cutoff was 187 to 171. Ford indicated that he would promptly veto the measure. Congressional leaders then postponed the recess until this week, when an attempt will be made to override the veto...
...serving as House minority leader, there is no reason to doubt that he might not alter his stance, as he did on both China policy and the amnesty issue. It is reasonable to think that Ford is aware that the continuing exposure of American intervention in Chile can only hinder U.S. foreign policy. By allowing Javits and Pell to go to Cuba, a possible first step in an eventual detente with the Castro government, the President may be seeking to ameliorate the negative international reaction to American involvement in Chile...