Word: intendment
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...draw any distinction between aerial bombs and missiles. In order to get the reductions, we would be brought down very far below the number of their warheads. There is a limitation on range of cruise missiles that we would find very disadvantageous. Finally, I personally think what they intend is no new systems deployment permitted. The Soviets having deployed their new systems, this would prevent us from going ahead with the small (Midgetman) missile, the MX, the "Stealth" (bomber...
...Orderly appreciation of the main nondollar currencies against the dollar is desirable," said the five, and they "stand ready to encourage this." Blunt translation: the greenback is grossly overvalued in terms of how many pounds, francs, deutsche marks and yen money traders will exchange for it, and the five intend to cut the buck down to a more realistic size, obviously by selling dollars to drive down the price, though the five...
...Soviets did intend to make this summit prep session "serious," to use one of their favorite diplomatic adjectives, the beginning of substantive business. When the press cleared out, Shevardnadze gave Reagan a lengthy document written in Cyrillic characters: a personal letter from Gorbachev describing his general world views. Shevardnadze also outlined to the President some of the ingredients of a new arms-control plan. It could prove to be the most promising scheme ever put forward by the Soviets. Indeed, if the details still to come support the advance billing--and if the Reagan Administration decides to engage itself...
Coop officials said they intend to put up a new sign that looks as identical as possible to the fallen one. They are still awaiting the electrician's estimate of the cost of replacement...
...Senator William Cohen views it, Congress wants "to practice the Golden Rule." By striving to cut imports from countries thought to discriminate against U.S. products, says the Maine Republican, "we intend to do unto others what they do unto us." To President Reagan, however, the anti-import rumblings are sounds not of piety but of recklessness, the beginning of "a mindless stampede toward . . . economic disaster," as he put it at his news conference last week...