Word: maintain
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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They will also want to talk to you about maintaining the level of American troops on West German soil, on better coordination of conventional weaponry as a deterrent, on the problems of declining defense budgets and increased Soviet military pressure, not only in Central Europe but in the far north and the Mediterranean as well. In sum, they will be looking for your reassurance that the U.S. is determined to maintain its status as the Western world's defender...
...Yard. This would alleviate the problem posed by River House sophomores living in Canaday and help reduce the psychological distance affecting North House's popularity. The North House proposal, along with a no-choice system, which would eliminate much of the grief surrounding the current assignment system, would maintain the positive aspects of the Quad. By assigning freshmen to Houses before they get here, the no-choice plan leaves the opportunity to change the Houses while helping to destroy the stereotypes that make the housing problem so difficult to resolve. These stereotypes, and the lack of superior facilities and services...
...slaves to read or write. This was the case after slavery when blacks were restricted from the white schools. The Brown decision of 1954 removed segregation from the legal texts and left it in the streets. Now, in 1977, the forces of white supremacy are fighting viciously to maintain segregation in the public school system...
...Paris police inspector named Guy Simoné, who also owed money to De Broglie, to organize the job. Simoné in turn recruited the actual hit man, Gérard Fréche, a small-time thug with a long police record. De Varga and De Ribemont adamantly maintain their innocence; the two alleged hirelings have admitted their roles...
Average Intelligence. Yet a bizarre legal dilemma remained. Lang could not constitutionally be brought to trial nor could he be confined unless proved to be retarded or mentally ill. Yet should he be freed? State prosecutors maintain that Lang, now 32, is retarded and dangerous, "a ticking time bomb" who ought to be stashed away...