Word: outright
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Despite their objections, the Governors did not reject new federalism outright. But they warned that it "must be a two-way street," as Georgia Governor George Busbee put it. States will resist the further transfer of federal responsibilities, he said, unless "there is a carefully conceived plan to sort out appropriate roles for each level of government and to balance those with adequate resources." It was not acceptable, Busbee cautioned, for "our friends" in Washington to "pick out the most expensive, the most difficult to manage, the most politically controversial federal programs, and hand them over to the states...
...exposure as John Paul's loyal second in command. The other: Giovanni Benelli, 60, the conservative, often abrasive Archbishop of Florence, who was runner-up to John Paul at the 1978 conclave. There are some ancient precedents for a papal abdication. Benedict IX (1032-45) sold his office outright to the reforming Pope Gregory VI; Celestine V (Aug. 29-Dec. 13, 1294) resigned to become a hermit after realizing he was not suited for the job; Gregory XII (1406-15) abdicated as part of a deal to end a schism and reunite the church. But Vatican insiders insisted that...
...with its famous no-backfield set, that is the sound emanating from the bleachers. The Multiflex, alas, is more pretty than successful. Though Restic is regularly mentioned for big-time college and professional jobs, his reputation is better than his team's records. Harvard has only won the league outright once under Restic (1975), and his cumulative record...
...Lady Diana's youthful radiance stole the show last week at the Queen's garden party. Allowing an elderly blind guest to feel her engagement ring, she joked: "I'd better not lose this before Wednesday or they won't know who I am." Her outright sensual allure has smartened up her fiance considerably...
...government, Georgakas writes, is guilty of outright lying about the hazards of living near nuclear plants, and of callous insensitivity to government employees whose health was irreparably damaged by exposure to nuclear wastes, among them the army units dispatched during the 1950's into radioactive zones in a bravura effort by the U.S. to demonstrate safety. "Cancer rates among the exposed men have been far above the statistical norm, yet the afflicted soldiers have found it impossible to obtain government compensation. The same situation is likely to hold true for the eventual victims of the Three Mile Island incident...