Word: neutralize
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Aides to Gov. Edward J King say he is also neutral on the issue of over rides, but critics of his recent local aid proposal say he is deliberately trying to discourage voters from supporting changes. Earlier this week, King suggested an increase in aid to cities losing big from forced cutbacks, but also recommended that municipalities accepting over rides receive less or none of that new state...
Like many students, Borya is a Komsomol member not out of ideological commitment but rather because he feels that party affiliation will enhance his career opportunities. His cynicism toward the government is reflected in a joke he enjoys telling: "What is the most neutral country in the world today? Afghanistan--it's so neutral that it doesn't interfere in even its own internal affairs." From reading the Soviet press and talking with an acquaintance who had returned from military service there, Borya is fully aware of the implications of an agreement of "mutual assistance...
Although Rosovsky did not specifically call for the Faculty to recruit women and minorities aggressively, he did urge that it keep its hiring practices "colorblind and sex-neutral...
However, both experts and diplomats doubted that the United States could remain neutral if the conflict persists...
...more chilling for including such bloodless assessments. A hybrid of manual and analysis, the book describes what warriors and their equipment can and cannot do. Dunnigan is no recruiting sergeant. Details of ground, air and sea operations, nuclear and chemical capabilities and logistics are rendered in a neutral tone that amounts to wry understatement on human nature. On the standard of living at the front: "It is very low. The overriding goal is not to get hit by flying objects." On looting: "Arming a man still seems to change his concepts of property rights...