Word: mained
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...Nobody had been particularly hopeful anyway, especially after Begin let it be known three weeks ago that Israel no longer believes that U.N. Resolution 242, which among other things calls for Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories, applies to the West Bank. Now, as one Administration official puts it, "the main topic may be 'Get out of Lebanon.' " Carter will once more urge Begin to show more flexibility (over 242, for instance, and the question of Jewish settlements) and will undoubtedly express some serious reservations about the size and nature of the Israeli response to the terrorist attack. For his part...
Still, center-right politicians were careful not to issue triumphal statements, for fear of inducing voter apathy. "The main lesson of the first round is that the French were not deceived by the demagogic promises with which the left hoped to seduce them," said Premier Raymond Barre, adding prudently that "nothing is lost, but nothing is won yet." Although the leftist momentum had been arrested, there were a number of constituencies where the second-round election would be decided by the narrowest of margins. "If just a few of our supporters decide to go fishing on March 19, we could...
...Washington, D.C. cocktail party where economists are present (which is most of them), the main topic of fretful conversation these days is inflation. It is a strong tide that may momentarily ebb with an occasional optimistic statistic, only to rise again when new reports are issued. Echoing almost all the experts, as well as the public opinion polls. Federal Reserve Chairman G. William Miller told the Senate Budget Committee last week that inflation is the nation's No. 1 economic problem. He also warned that it is growing worse...
COLD WEATHER. Spring arrived Monday at 6:34 p.m., but the aftereffects of record-breaking cold and snow will continue to push up prices. Main reason: reduced food supplies caused by transportation snarls. The inflationary impact will be over by year's end, but the residue-about a tenth of a point on the inflation rate-is expected to hang on until the beginning of next winter...
...main problem is providing services with fewer resources," Bellamy said...