Word: motions
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Shamir's Likud coalition has come under fire from within its own ranks as a result of its economic policies. Tami, a three-member coalition partner, has threatened to bolt the government if bud get cuts drastically affect the poor. Another Likud member successfully introduced a motion in the Knesset demanding a de bate on whether new settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip should be fro zen because they are too costly...
Responding to the worsening econo my, the opposition Labor alignment pre sented a no-confidence motion, which is due to be voted on in the Knesset this week...
...League, where he scored 104 goals to break records set by Islander Mike Bossy and Montreal Canadien Guy Lafleur. The U.S. Olympic chief assistant coach, Tim Taylor of Yale, praises LaFontaine's See-ing-Eye hands: "He has a quick stick and a fast release with no waste motion...
...very much concerned that the introduction of this motion is an arbitrary act not based on a serious evaluation of the superintendent's performance," he added...
...need not have seen every movie since The Great Train Robbery to agree with Mayer that today's films are longer than ever. You can simply look at the running times. Of the 50 nominees in the past decade for the Motion Picture Academy's Oscar for Best Picture, 28 have run more than two hours, and five have been at least three hours long. This year looks to continue the trend: The Right Stuff (3 hr. 11 min.) is sure to be nominated for Best Picture, and Scarf ace (2 hr. 50 min., nearly twice as long...