Word: maintain
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Prompted by Nicaraguan Contra Leader Adolfo Calero's aborted speech last week, the discussion which was held in Austin Hall centered on how to maintain an environment of free speech for both conservatives and protesters...
Politically, South African leaders maintain that sanctions have, if anything, proved counterproductive to the aspirations of apartheid's foes. Says David Steward, head of the government's Bureau for Information: "If it is truly the U.S. aim to bring about change in South Africa -- supposing for one moment that the U.S. has any right to interfere in our affairs -- sanctions are the worst possible way of trying to achieve this end." That argument is, of course, self-serving. But the government strummed loudly on the sanctions issue during South Africa's parliamentary election campaign earlier this year. Voter resentment over...
Fernandez said that the program emphasized self-awareness and group dynamics as means of attaining long-term goals. The program also sought to develop a network among the 50 participants, who plan to reunite every two years to maintain their connections...
...have got to maintain deterrence," Goresaid. "Our party must be strong on nationaldefense...
Indeed, if anything threatens the fortunes of Cosby, Inc., it is overexposure. Cosby is not worried. "The measure of overexposure is not how many times people see you on TV or in the bookstores," he says. "It's whether you can maintain the quality of your entertainment. If you can, people will always be glad to see you." Such pronouncements may seem risky in the fickle world of show business. But Cosby hasn't been wrong...