Word: jointed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Last week, however, George Bush gave a speech -- no, make that an oration -- that riveted listeners and left absolutely no doubt he meant every word he uttered. Speaking softly and with a menacing lack of emotion, Bush stood before a joint session of Congress and spoke directly to Saddam Hussein. "Iraq will not be permitted to annex Kuwait," he vowed, to thunderous applause. "That's not a threat, not a boast. That's just the way it's going to be." Yes, he felt great sympathy for the hostages held by the Iraqi leader. "But our policy cannot change...
...Baker and Secretary of Commerce Robert Mosbacher. Gorbachev hinted that the Soviet Union was prepared to open its doors wider to the outside world, noting, "We are ready to draw foreign, including U.S., investments on mutually beneficial terms." The Shatalin plan goes further: instead of the old system of joint ventures, foreign companies would have the right to acquire 100% ownership of Soviet firms. The Soviets are already scrambling for Western trade to alleviate the acute shortages that have brought consumers to the verge of revolt. To ease the tobacco rationing that prompted smokers to riot in almost a dozen...
...dismantle the centralized economy, and how quickly. Two weeks ago, he seemed determined to present a single economic program to the nation, combining elements from both the Ryzhkov and Shatalin programs. Gorbachev asked Abel Aganbegyan, one of the early architects of his perestroika policy, to draft the joint package. Last week the economist delivered his report to the Supreme Soviet. According to Aganbegyan, it had proved impossible "to make a single program out of the two." The compromise plan that he presented is drawn primarily from the Shatalin plan -- with some notable amendments by Gorbachev...
...think that John and I compliment each other very well," she said at a joint appearance with Silber. "The voters were looking for a couple of straight shooters...
Both the public apology to Professor Orlando Patterson on the front page of the September 12 Crimson and your joint letter of explanation on page A-2 of the same issue are so pitifully inadequate to the situation that they cannot be allowed to pass without comment...