Word: objectionable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Some of the ideas that the candidates have proposed are open to serious objection. Gephardt's plan to retarget federal aid toward the fastest- improving schools risks helping good districts to become better while leaving the poor ones to deteriorate even further. Du Pont's "universal choice" goes too far...
Still, not all West Europeans are enthusiastic about the increasingly cozy relationship between the two Germanys. Some worry that West Germany, in its eagerness to accommodate Honecker, will gradually loosen its ties to the Atlantic Alliance and the European Community. A few West Europeans have even raised the specter of...
Wattleton, along with syndicated Columnist Ellen Goodman and legions of other modern women, also objects to Wattenberg's tendency, as Goodman puts it, "to slip easily back into a traditional vernacular -- woman as exclusive child raiser." Schearer links this objection to the fundamental criticism of Wattenberg's espousal of Government...
On the other hand, Sullivan was startlingly contentious. He ferociously attacked Nields and Liman on procedural points and claimed they were not treating his client fairly. While accusing the panel of stalling, he proved himself a master of the same technique: whenever Liman seemed to have North cornered, Sullivan would...
This objection fails on four counts. First of all, it is "their oil" in only a technical sense. It is true that the Europeans and Japanese import more gulf oil than the U.S. does. But oil is fungible, and the U.S. imports almost half its oil. Were the gulf shut...