Word: lift
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, as the breakaway British colony will be known after the June 1 installation of a black-led government headed by Methodist Bishop Abel Muzorewa. Both Washington and London would like to move cautiously on the questions of whether to recognize the new Salisbury government and whether to lift the economic sanctions currently in effect against Rhodesia. Neither capital is convinced that Muzorewa can run his country effectively, and neither is anxious to offend black African states by acting hastily on so sensitive a subject. But last week, in a move that was surprising for the size...
...process--the Bishop desires our trade of oil for his people. It is clear that such trade would not temporarily strenghthen white resistance, prolong the war, or further increase the suffering of the people. There are serious flaws to be worked out, but let us lift our sanctions and enthusiactically encourage the new government. The elections offer a glimmer of something long-lost: hope. Chris Eklund...
...centerpiece of Carter's present energy strategy-a proposal to lift price controls on domestic oil next month and accompany that with a tax on windfall profits-is also encountering strong opposition. Two weeks ago, the House Commerce Committee tied, 21 to 21, on a proposal to extend price controls beyond their June 1981 expiration date. If the proposal comes to the floor, says Speaker Tip O'Neill, the vote will be "close." In fact, he adds that he would personally vote in favor of extending controls -though he normally lobbies the President's programs through...
Sears may have been the target because it is the world's largest retailer (1978 sales: $18 billion), and a victory would give a lift to Carter's price fight. Surely a boost is needed. Consumer prices rose at a 13% annual rate in the first quarter, and wholesale prices for April were reported last week to have increased at an 11.4% annual rate, despite declines for some foods, including pork and coffee...
...irritates some of his colleagues, admitted that the operation was not up to his usual high standards but insisted that it was "cosmetically acceptable." Instead, he attacked O'Hare as perennially dissatisfied, schizoid and a cosmetic-surgery junkie. She has had nine nose jobs, an eyelid lift, a face lift and hair transplant, said Bellin, who had performed two of those operations, as well as eyelid surgery for her boyfriend...