Word: intact
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After sailing through the House last month largely intact, President Carter's energy program ran into rough weather in the past two weeks, during the early stages of its passage through the Senate. On the floor and in the opening committee skirmishes of a battle that is likely to drag on through the fall, the Senate reflected deep disagreement with parts of the plan. Unlike the House, the Senate is tackling the omnibus bill piecemeal; a few of the proposed changes strengthen the program but most weaken...
...cult members will defend to the death the madmen who enslave their children's minds. Fortunately for me, God has special providence for fools and idiots, and some of us escape. I was one of the few lucky ones to escape with my life and sanity still intact...
...wage earner cannot find a job after eight weeks of search, his family will receive the standard welfare payment of $4,200 a year. When he lands a job, the family benefits drop back to $2,300. Above all, this phase of the program keeps the family intact. The father is not tempted to leave home so that his family can collect welfare...
Otherwise the President's program remained intact. In a crucial vote last week, Carter's supporters in the House turned back a move to deregulate natural-gas prices completely and backed the President's proposal for continued controls -though permitting a price increase. On a few points, Congress has actually been moving to toughen Carter's bill. The President, for example, proposed setting higher energy-efficiency standards for seven types of appliances; the House increased the number to 13, including TV sets and washing machines. And the Senate energy committee voted last week not just...
...added that the hero (Robby Benson, who wrote the script with his father, Jerry Segal) starts out as an absurdly innocent freshman. Slowly he becomes aware of the wicked ways of the world, refuses to join in the general cynicism, and emerges from the struggle with his ideals intact and this terrific girl, who has been a big help to him through...