Word: notionally
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...what about the notion, raised in Brest, of joint command...
...marked a major milestone in the European Community's quest for greater integration. Although the word federal does not appear in the treaty -- once again, at British insistence -- the text does call for "an ever closer union." Three decades ago, Jean Monnet, the E.C.'s founding father, championed the notion that tighter economic ties would produce closer political cooperation. In Maastricht that dream was endorsed with renewed enthusiasm by the leaders of the new Europe...
Pinned down by the lingering recession, President Bush embraces a once unfashionable notion: "industrial policy...
Although Michigan's tough approach has few defenders, a majority of voters strongly endorse the notion that states should compel those on public relief to meet certain requirements in exchange for being supported. A proposal under consideration in Maryland is typical: welfare mothers could lose 30% of their benefits if they do not pay rent, make sure their children are immunized against diseases and keep them in school. The budgetary crises facing the states will accelerate the trend...
...studio (whose parent company also owns TIME) helped foot JFK's $40 million tab. It is also counting on Kevin Costner, America's No. 1 homegrown movie star, to lure audiences to what is at heart a high-voltage civics quiz. Though he doesn't necessarily agree with every notion floated in the film, Costner is happy to play front man for Stone. "Oliver's a patriot," he says. "And I believe with him that the impact of this movie will be liberating. Any part of the truth -- any discussion of what could be the truth -- can only make...