Word: maintain
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...example of just what Fiallos had been worrying about. In late November the Harvard-educated lawyer gave an unusually outspoken interview to Managua's independent daily La Prensa, in which he urged the Sandinistas to make a "dramatic change" in their policies if they want to maintain international credibility. But the government promptly banned newspaper publication of the interview, scheduled to appear Dec. 10. As Fiallos told TIME Correspondent Ross H. Munro last week, "During my frequent visits to Nicaragua, I saw the deteriorating situation in our country and transmitted my worries to the junta. I told them that...
...working seven days a week, Maciej manages to equal his previous salary of roughly 24,000 zlotys ($279) a month. Ewa still receives maternity-leave benefits, and family members in the West help as well. The price increases of the past year make it difficult to maintain their previous standard of living. But, as Ewa says, "there really isn't anything to buy anyway...
...view of most experts, De la Madrid will have to maintain a policy of austerity for anywhere from one to four years. His decision to crack down on corruption is designed to avoid the social explosion that might loom as living standards drop further. De la Madrid's aim is to show that belt-tightening will affect the rich as well as the poor. "What's fair is fair," explains a P.R.I, 'politician. "We cannot have fat-cat officials taking advantage of these conditions to feather their own nests." De la Madrid has also made clear that...
...became President when Sadat was slain. Largely because of the threat of Muslim extremists, the People's Assembly has extended the state of emergency for another year at Mubarak's request, giving security forces more power to arrest and detain suspects. But while he strives to maintain order at home, Mubarak is also caught up in a wide range of complex diplomatic questions. He must uphold the strong commitments that Sadat made to the U.S., to Israel and to the Camp David accords. Yet he must also register his disapproval of Israel's war in Lebanon...
Surprised European leaders saw Regan's remarks as a possible indication of a significant shift in American thinking. Until now, the U.S. Administration had emphasized that, as much as possible, governments should maintain a hands-off stance toward international finance. Said a top West German official: "We welcome the change from what has so far been an inward-looking U.S. policy to an outward-looking...