Word: outright
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...solid commitment to end the runoff-primary system that, in his view, blocks the election of many more black candidates to federal and state office. Neither demand, however, would be easy for the eventual Democratic nominee to meet. "Peace" in Jackson's terms includes his demand for an outright cut of at least 20% in military spending, which seems unrealistic to the point of political suicide. And runoff primaries are fiercely defended by many Southern whites whose votes would also be crucial in a campaign against Reagan...
...Marcos has managed to ride out the turbulence of the past few months with singular and characteristic adroitness. In the wake of Aquino's slaying, more than a million citizens took to the streets of Manila, marching on the President's Malacañang Palace and calling outright for his resignation. But Marcos shrewdly countered their attacks with a string of concessions that were accommodating enough to mute some criticism yet narrow enough to prevent real change...
Whether Harvard's union-busting tactics are based on misguided paternalism or outright contempt for workers' fights, it is high time that students in this University take a stand and object to use of their tuition dollars to subsidize the University's unfair labor practices. Michael Dinnerstein Harvard College '82 Harvard Clerical Worker '82-'83 Harvard Law School...
...victory, because we need the dogs, but I think they should have outright turned it down instead of sending it for further study," said Dr. Ronald D. Hunt, director of animal reources for Harvard labs...
...committee decided to table to bill instead of rejecting it outright because many of its 15 members, "lean towards the side that says dogs shouldn't be used in experiments," said John P. Carvello, staff assistant to Chairman Rep. Raymond A. Jordan (D-Hampden...