Word: lift
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Those who consider Reagan's measured policy wise could offer several plausible defenses. One was that even concerted action by the allies would probably not persuade Warsaw or Moscow to lift martial law, at least for the moment. Another argument was that some gesture had to be made: mere silence would be perceived as acquiescence to an atrocity. More than that, it remained possible that Moscow would see the sanctions as only a first step, which might give the Soviets pause for restraint. Said one senior U.S. diplomat: "If we had come down like a ton of bricks...
...only way of restoring order in Poland is to let Polish people freely decide their fate. We can only hope that the Western governments will realize this basic fact first. Every possible means of pressure should be used by the West in order to make the Polish regime lift martial law, end the communications blackout, release the imprisoned, stop the persecutions and restore Solidarity to its previous role; every possible means should be also used in order to stop Soviet interference in Poland. Only the most decisive action on the part of the free world will be able to stop...
...I.R.A. eligibility is a permanent step likely to be a powerful incentive for saving. Says Treasury Secretary Donald Regan: "I think the I.R.A. device will do more to stimulate savings than anything else we've got in the tax package." Some economists estimate that the I.R.A.s will lift the personal savings rate from its low average level of 5.5% in the past five years to 8% by 1984. If that happens, the U.S. will have a swifter flow of funds to finance the capital investment it needs to restore robust economic growth. -By Charles Alexander. Reported by Bernard Baumohl/New...
...trusty reindeer? It's the siren song of the Associated Press, Four bells to tell us we're out of this mess. It seems that King Ronald on horseback proclaimed, "For the stopping of Christmas, I'll never be blamed. From those bad man in PATCO I'll lift my injunction, By gee and by golly--this Xmas will function." So he told David Stockman (on his Trojan steed), "Quick, print up the extra cash that we'll need." Happy that Yuletide by fortune was kissed, We began the long task of preparing our list...
...regime also suspended work-free Saturdays--a major consession won by Solidarity--and ordered Poles to resume a six-day working week. The government had long wanted to take such action to help lift the country from its economic depression...