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Indeed, the Polish church, at least until the advent of Solidarity, has been the mainstay of opposition to the Communist Party. But the church is politically "liberal" only in relation to the party. It supports Poland's odnowa (renewal), but its prime concern is upholding the faith and Catholic institutions. Above all, it does not want to risk an intervention by the Soviets, who might try to stamp out religious rights. The church's censure of Kuron could aggravate a split between moderates and militants in Solidarity. Walesa, himself a moderate, has resisted all efforts to disavow...
Burke exploded for 16 goals, 14 assists his freshman year, but tailed off to 8-17-25 last season. He is a power-play mainstay. Cleary says, "We've moved David from center to right wing and it seems to be working out because he's more at home...
Agricultural exports, long the mainstay of the U.S. economy's international sales drive, have performed well in recent months despite the drought that gripped much of the nation. But shipments abroad of manufactured goods have also come on strong. During August these rose by 3.8% over the month before. Indeed, American sales of manufactured products to the European Community are now 46% higher than they were a year...
...took a more ominous turn: it singled out oil, the mainstay of both countries' economies. Iranian naval vessels shelled oil terminals at Fao island, and the Phantoms returned to bomb and rocket Basra's vast new petrochemical complex. Twenty-nine people were killed in that raid, some of them Britons, Americans and other foreign workers among a labor force of thousands. The foreigners and their families fled in cars and buses to the Kuwait border 15 miles away. "It all happened so fast," said Briton Roger Elliott. "I was just sitting there getting my truck started when...
Along with smaller cars come smaller engines and generally less safety. By 1985, the V-8 engine, which has been the auto industry's mainstay since 1954, will be virtually dead. Replacing it will be smaller power plants such as the L-4 and V-6 engines in the X-cars. Moreover, almost none of the new U.S.-made models will be larger than today's compact Ford Fairmont. Unfortunately, now that cars will no longer resemble fortresses on wheels, there will be less protection in an accident. Two weeks ago, NHTSA reported that ten out of twelve...