Word: linchpins
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...worldwide conference and would risk shredding the multilateral trading system. Bit-by- bit talks would also force a test of loyalties on European nations. Paris lost no time reminding them that there are questions about the kind of bargains that could be struck without the consent of France, a linchpin of the ten-nation European Community...
Bargain-happy vacationers were not the only ones to notice. As the linchpin of world trade and finance, the surging dollar affects everyone, from American consumers and manufacturers to Third World borrowers, and the effects of the strong U.S. currency were felt last week far beyond money-exchange markets. In New York, gold prices dropped to a two-year low of $338 an ounce, as speculators dumped the precious metal to invest in dollars. In Chicago, commodities prices fell as well, further depressing goods as varied as soybeans and lumber. Since May, commodities prices have dipped nearly 9%, in part...
...parties I spoke of a total withdrawal of the P.L.O. The linchpin of the arrangement was the international
...holds where all ideas are given an equal hearing in the "marketplace." This ideal, however, is not reality, those with views that do not receive attention are forced to present their ideas where and when they can. Free speech and the debate of ideas has never been the real linchpin of our political system. The current administration expresses its view of democracy starkly by stating that it has a mandate from the American people, though it was elected by a slim margin. Administration officials also said that the half-million protestors in Central Park last year would not impact...
...arms control talks this week in Geneva. The most immediate effect of the "zero-option" was to provide German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt with ammunition to use against Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Brezhnev went to Bonn last week with the unambiguous goal of exploiting policy differences between West Germany--the linchpin of the U.S. NATO alliance--and the U.S. Reagan's proposal gave Schmidt the opportunity to reaffirm the common desire of the U.S. and NATO governments for serious negotiations on mid-range nuclear missiles in Europe, as well as the overall goal of detente with the East...