Word: importent
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...this time it was Brown which had to make the snowy trek from Providence to Boston, and it was Brown which suffered from player absenteeism, most noticeably Irish import Colm Cronin. Cronin had won the Irish National championships in the triple jump just last week with a mark of more than 53 feet, a distance which threatened to blow the Crimson jumpers out of the pits...
...past to let in more foreign goods, but have not taken enough action to please the U.S. and Europe. And Fukuda, despite his decisiveness in shaking up his Cabinet, is regarded as an extremely cautious politician. Says one disgruntled former Cabinet member: "Fukuda might have done away with our import duties on cars as a kind of symbolic gesture. Even if we removed the duties, no one would buy those big American cars. Our roads are too small. But Fukuda hasn't even got the guts to take such an obvious step...
Administration plans import curbs, other...
...program's prospects of emerging intact from Congress have dimmed, defending its provisions has become Priority No. 1 throughout the Administration. Getting a comprehensive energy plan in place becomes more urgent with each passing month. Oil imports, which now supply about 49% of U.S. needs, are running nearly 10% ahead of last year's level; the oil import bill for all of 1977 will total an alarming $45 billion. The overriding goal of Carter's plan is to cut these huge figures down to size: by 1985 to reduce the growth of energy consumption to 2% annually...
...whip up that enthusiasm, Akers stresses "positive attitude" and "personal accountability," and went so far as to import a hypnotherapist from Seattle to instruct the Longhorns in "deep relaxation and positive suggestion which eliminates the negative." Says Akers: "The players are committed. You don't come to Texas unless you're a competitor and committed. Mental concentration, though, is harder than physical preparation." As his players looked on first with awe, then growing respect, Akers and his assistants put in grueling 14-hour days. Their dedication proved contagious. Says Interested Observer Royal: "He is willing...