Word: nose
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Taken together, these developments created an atmosphere in which the Soviets felt no particular need to be cautious. Some well-informed Soviet sources privately admit that the Kremlin had become disenchanted with the course of detente and had decided to thumb its nose at the U.S. Had Afghanistan not come along, say these Soviet insiders, something else probably would have happened to permit Moscow to demonstrate that it no longer felt restrained by détente...
...opponents. Senator Edward Kennedy complained that the "Soviets won't leave Afghanistan, and the American farmer will pay the price for an ineffective foreign policy. A weak policy can't be redeemed by getting tough on farmers." George Bush declared that the embargo "cuts off our own nose more than it hurts the Russians. Talking about cutting off fishing rights is like hitting the Soviets with a marshmallow...
...census has become immersed in politics up to its last decimal point. A growing number of people are worried about the accuracy of the tally because so much-political power as well as the distribution of billions of dollars in federal funds-is riding on the outcome. The nose count will not begin until April, but Census Director Vincent Barabba already predicts that it will be the "toughest and most scrutinized ever. Everyone is going to be watching...
...Third World were promised great gains upon independence [from colonialism], and yet they still find their lives and societies in a_ mess." Historically, such unfulfilled expectations prepare the ground for revolution, and the outbreak in Iran offers an example of an uprising that embodies a kind of nose-thumbing national pride...