Word: linchpin
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...Liberals hold a 21-point lead in the latest polls, showing that their slogan "Nobody voted for the type of government Joe Clark gave Canada" has so far proved successful. As the Liberals gain strength in the linchpin province of Ontario, as well as in the Maritimes and on the Prairies, the possibility of a majority looms larger...
From the U.S. viewpoint, the linchpin of the Middle East is Saudi Arabia, which currently supplies the West with about 22% of its oil imports. U.S. security depends, quite literally, on continued oil production by Saudi Arabia-and thus on the staying power of a royal family that faces many of the problems of religious and tribal instability that afflicted the deposed Shah. The Saudis, whose semifeudal society is trying to cope with both Western technology and hordes of unassimilated foreigners, are exceedingly vulnerable to both external and internal threats. That was proved by the recent seizure of the Sacred...
...Schol, officials say, 70 per cent of all research funds come from various federal agencies. "The National Institute of Health (NIH) is the lifeblood of the Medical School research effort," Elizabeth A. Picard, associate dean of the Medical faculty for financial affairs, says flatly. Federal funding has become the linchpin of academic research...
Though several other Yankees enjoyed more public acclaim, many players felt that Munson was the team's linchpin. "He exemplified a leader, and that is why he was captain," explained Outfielder Lou Piniella. "He played hard, he played tough, he played hurt." Arm troubles and creaky knees caused Munson's run production to fall off sharply after...
Partly on Alkek's testimony, the grand jury alleged that Uni was the linchpin of a yearlong swindle. Specifically, the jury charged that M&A Petroleum, a small company founded by Alkek, and Ball Marketing had conspired in 1976 to sell Uni nearly 740,000 bbl. of certified old oil at prices from $5.17 to $5.48 per bbl. This oil was then illicitly recertified as new and sold to refineries at $9.55 to $ 14.45. The illegal profits came to as much as $6 million...