Word: maintain
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...supersecret National Military Command Center. No one gets through the door without presenting a color-coded Joint Chiefs of Staff identification badge, which armed guards scrutinize under ultraviolet light. In one section of the two-story center, shifts of officers and men from all four of the armed services maintain a round-the-clock vigil. A red telephone links them directly to the White House; a beige phone can instantly reach any U.S. military commander anywhere in the world. Mounted on one wall are half a dozen computer-fed display screens (each 6 ft. by 8 ft.), which flash...
...them with facts, as McNamara used to do. Among other things, he moved quickly to reassure Congressmen in the face of warnings that the Soviet Union was rapidly achieving military superiority over the U.S. This might be Brown's most remarkable achievement so far. His confidence that America can maintain deterrence and the military balance without crash programs has quieted all but the most hawkish voices in Congress. His performance has won praise from both ends of the political spectrum. Says liberal Democrat Les Aspin of Wisconsin: "Brown seems to be doing all the right things." Says conservative Republican Barry...
...value of some of Lance's holdings has suffered a sharp decline. At the same time, his income has been cut drastically since he took his Washington job. How he can meet the estimated $370,000 in interest payments on his various loans this year and maintain his lavish living style mystifies his friends. It may turn out, says Pattillo, that "Bert just can't afford to stay in Washington...
Leaving aside Coster's more brilliant moments on "Reach Up" and a couple of other songs, Festival is most assuredly a Carlos Santana record. Areas and congo drummer Raul Rekow supply some noteworthy percussion work on "Try a Little Harder," but otherwise maintain a very low profile. Bassist Pablo Tellez and drummer Gaylord Birch (the token non-Hispanic) fully realize their functions in the band to be confined to sustaining the basic rhythms of each song, and their self-effacing performances reflect that awareness...
...Networks maintain lavish news operations for prestige more than profit, but ABC News' poor ratings have been something of an embarrassment for the network, which this winter took a commanding lead over CBS and NBC in prime-time entertainment ratings. For the month ending May 1, ABC's nightly newscast had an average audience share of only 17%, a point lower than the average share for the month before Walters arrived last fall. By contrast, CBS'S evening-news share rose from 29 to 30 and NBC's from...