Word: limits
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Force had looked on the B-1 as a way to stave off until almost the 21st century the day when the manned bomber will be obsolete. For another. Carter's decision may make it harder to negotiate with the Soviets for a new treaty to limit strategic nuclear weapons. The reason: by dropping the B1, he is dramatically increasing U.S. reliance on the cruise missile, which the Russians view as the most worrisome threat in the American arsenal. The initial Soviet reaction to Carter's move was frosty. Commented Tass, the official Russian news agency: "The implementation...
...glinting procession, often oblivious of the 55-m.p.h. limit, gas guzzlers and recreational vehicles are already rolling down the interstates. San Francisco is dense with tourists. Millions are expected in Florida before summer...
...Limit incarceration for refusal to answer to six months (theoretically, there is no limit...
...preliminary meeting. Still, even setting up that October meeting has its pitfalls. The Soviet team of negotiators in Belgrade-headed by Yuli Vorontsov, a sophisticated, tough-minded diplomat-wants to keep the October meeting relatively short, with a fixed "termination date" before Christmas. The obvious aim: to limit discussion on violations of the human rights provisions of the Helsinki accords. In addition, the Russians will press for what they vaguely term "positive criticism" that would stress future goals, rather than discussion of past abuses...
Most Americans today would probably agree with John Stuart Mill that the only limit on a man's pursuit of happiness should be that his actions must not hurt others. Most citizens do not care what gays do in private (arrests for consensual bedroom activities are exceedingly rare), but draw the line at voicing outright approval, fearing that somehow, some way, the acceptance of homosexuality would hurt society. Not being sure of the possible dangers, Americans prefer to be safe...