Word: nevertheless
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Gorbachev to a White House tea at 3:30 on Wednesday. After a two-week delay, Raisa finally accepted, then said she would prefer to visit Nancy in the morning so that she could attend an afternoon meeting between Gorbachev and U.S. journalists. Tea? Before noon? Nancy was incensed. Nevertheless, she agreed to meet with Raisa at 11:30 Wednesday morning. "It's a coffee now," sniffed a White House official, "and a tour of the residence...
...Gorbachev appearance but was clearly intended to help counter it. By the end of the week even humble TV viewers knew, or thought they knew, as much about the men holding and vying for power as seasoned political pros. If that was just a TV-created illusion, it nevertheless served to dramatize the medium's huge and still growing impact in the political arena...
...Nevertheless, Calero said he and the other rebel leaders will continue the peace talks, even though the Sandinistas have refused face-to-face meetings...
While the bumper crops have kept grain prices low, farmers have nevertheless boosted their profits because expenses are lower. Total U.S. farm production costs dropped more than 3% this year, to an estimated $116 billion, the lowest level in nine years. Part of that decline came about because many farmers have reduced acreage under cultivation and the size of their herds. But, at the same time, unusually low feed and fuel prices have helped farms cut the cost of producing a bushel of grain or a pound of beef...
Fusco, who graduated in 1985 (the same year he won the Hobey Baker Award), owns every major Harvard scoring record and has a special place in Crimson annals. Nevertheless, the Crimson--thanks to Associate Coach and chief recruiter Ronn Tomassoni--has churned out a bunch of Fusco play-alikes over the last several years, including a handful this year...