Word: hold
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...outcome of any general election is impossible to call right now, some savvy politicians are making a prediction: another hung Parliament, with neither party gaining a majority on its own. Once again the betting is that the splinter groups-the Liberals, the Ulster Unionists, the Scottish Nationalists-will hold the power to set the course of government...
Seattle Lawyer Robert Pirtle does not feel torn by conflict when he is smoked on: "If people do not grant you your rights, make a scene." When two men were smoking in an elevator, Pirtle stopped the car and announced, "I'll hold the elevator while you put your cigarettes out." The men stood firm until Pirtle rang the alarm bell, sending them packing...
...minimum wage, and pours on more and more federal regulations, it imposes extra costs that business passes along in higher prices. Finally, inflation seems to have become self-perpetuating. One example: uncertainty about whether a new factory will repay the costs of building it causes business to hold back on investment in new plant and equipment. The lack of investment reduces potential production and output per man-hour, pushing prices up still further...
...Pledged to hold the federal deficit for fiscal 1979 to the $61 billion he has budgeted ("as large as we can afford") and to veto any bills that threaten a deeper bath in red ink. He warned that bills now being seriously considered by congressional committees might push the deficit $9 billion to $13 billion above target...
...raises for 3.4 million federal civilian workers and military personnel to 5½% this year, v. the 6½% previously budgeted (unless Congress forbids it) and will freeze the salaries of 2,300 political appointees. The President also sent letters to all Governors and many mayors asking them to hold down the pay of state and city employees...