Word: outright
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...front office has released a barrage of anti-union propaganda, all designed to prey on the fears and latent conservatism of the workers. A series of letters from the management to the workers outlining its opinions on the effect of voting in the union's favor contain no outright lies. Instead, they highly exaggerate the negative effects that unionization possibly entails and present a grossly distorted vision of the union's purpose in seeking to organize the Coop's workers. More subtle tactics have included using lower-level managers to spread rumors among workers that denigrate the union...
...draft circulating inside the department calls for an outright ban on many forms on institutional expansion and strict permit procedures for almost every type of growth...
Parents who can afford their children's tuitions have jumped at the chance to borrow at reduced rates, investing the money and reaping a profit, while the government provides their capital. Outright grants have been given to some families earning more than $30,000 a year. And the Justice Department has had to send its lawyers after many borrowers who have failed to keep up with their repayments...
...under Polish law were therefore ineligible for membership in a true union with the right of collective bargaining. By holding out the vague offer of association status, however, the judges hoped to stave off the widespread strikes and protests that had been threatened in the event of an outright rejection. Though there was disappointed grumbling outside the court building, Walesa helped keep tempers cool by calling the verdict "a tie, but one that gives us a great deal." He added: "We must now take time for a respite, for organization and for an end to strikes...
...effective overseas. In the 1950s and '60s, U.S. aid was largely a matter of bilateral, oneway gifts. Such assistance has too often proved harmful to the LDCs: it discourages economic innovation and national self-esteem while feeding corruption and resentment on the part of the recipient. Some outright government-to-government grant assistance will still be necessary. The real emphasis, however, should now be on private-sector investment by multinational corporations and on highly conditional, firmly supervised loans, channeled through such international financial institutions as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and various regional development banks...