Word: outright
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...from a moral perspective, may have shunted political concerns too far aside to be practicable. with drawing all aid from the Salvadoran government--i.e. acting on the human rights ultimatum--would likely lead to the collapse of the present government. Then either the extreme Left would take over or outright anarchy would ensure: neither scenario is in the interests of the Salvadorans, or the United States...
...coincidence, perhaps, that the most prominent Socialists seemed to be the least popular. Among government ministers, who often by custom hold jobs as mayors or councilmen in their own towns, eight won reelection, but five were defeated outright in the first round. Although the losers do not automatically forfeit their ministerial posts, they may be the first victims in a government reshuffle. Seven more faced embarrassing runoffs (held whenever the first round produces no clear-cut winner). Among them: Interior Minister Gaston Defferre, who has ruled Marseille as a personal fiefdom for 30 years; Finance Minister Jacques Delors...
Taking a stand on issues opens The Crimson to charges of being self-righteous and self-important. Taking a stand on a cartoon strip prompted outright abuse. But the fact of the matter is that most of us are simply trying to learn some skills, publish six papers and a magazine every week, and enjoy ourselves at the same time. In that, we are no different than the campus' athletes, musicians, actors, politicians and community service volunteers. Obviously, we want everyone to read The Crimson and we value constructive criticism. But we don't force anyone to buy the paper...
...Soviet Union can acquire such items of American high technology through industrial espionage, outright theft, or by purchasing them secondhand from companies in nations that are either allied with the U.S. or neutral and that got them from U.S. firms. The problem for the U.S., says Lionel Olmer, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, is "finding a way of assuring our national security with minimal damage to the American business community...
...suit stops short of accusing Crandall of outright price fixing, a violation of federal antitrust law punishable by fine and imprisonment. The most notorious such case occurred in 1961 and involved General Electric, Westinghouse and many others. The companies and their key executives paid a total of almost $2 million in fines; 30 executives, charged as criminals, faced sentencing, and seven actually went to jail...