Word: pendulums
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...unwillingness to take firm policy positions leave the impression-and hence add to the reality-that he is not in control. The professionals who work with him can only hope that those who have usurped the department's role might overextend themselves, and thus let the pendulum of power swing back toward State...
...White House staff began to weigh the advantages of having its own man at the Federal Reserve against the domestic and international uncertainty that could be caused by switching, the pendulum swung toward Volcker. Secretary Regan did an about-face and last week praised the Federal Reserve chairman publicly, saying, "I think he's done a very good job over a period of years. There were some hits and misses, but overall I think he's done well." Even Preston Martin conceded at week's end that Volcker's reappointment was "highly likely...
...sudden surge in medical officials' salaries, says director of Personnel Daniel D. Cantor, is reflective of the market. These things swing back and forth like a pendulum "If Med School administrators earned any less. Cantor says, "they'd be lower than most of the professionals reporting to them and would be tempted to leave Harvard for private practice...
Political Concerns. In a prepared paper, former French Foreign Minister Jean François-Poncet submitted that although its long-range objectives remain the same, Soviet foreign policy has shifted emphasis in recent years. "Since the invasion of Afghanistan," he explained, "the pendulum of confrontation has swung back to Europe...
...contraption constructed on the pendulum principle won the most creative category...