Word: holding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...defense buildup. Soviet superiority in conventional forces in Eastern Europe is so great, claimed Jimmy Carter's Defense Secretary Harold Brown, that the cuts will not significantly reduce their advantage. Said Brown: "If war were to break out today, I would not have very much confidence that NATO could hold conventionally for more than a couple of weeks...
...Soviet moves will undoubtedly add to the U.S. domestic pressure to hold down America's military spending. Demands to recall some of the 320,000 U.S. troops in Europe may grow. Even as he may have softened the NATO alliance, Gorbachev also looked toward China with a soothing pledge to pull back an unspecified but "major portion" of his troops from Mongolia...
Harvard has a fine backcourt. Guards Mike Gielen and Ralph James are as good as any pair in the league. Small forward Neil Phillips can hold his own with anyone...
...obviously a very useful step forward to have data on the number of physicians who hold licenses in Massachusetts. But one has to be cautious in interpreting the significance of that number," Schwartz said in an interview...
According to the report, 23,106 doctors hold licenses in Massachusetts, although 1234 are "inactive...