Word: prefered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fact, Western analysts in Moscow believe that Soviet leaders probably prefer the Shah to any Iranian government that would be likely to follow him. The Kremlin, they point out, would hardly benefit from a military dictatorship, a right-wing Islamic government or a prolonged period of instability. Moreover, the Shah has developed a good working relationship with Moscow over the years, including a large number of joint economic projects and the sale of Iranian natural gas to the Soviets. One of the opposition's complaints is that Tehran's sale of gas to Moscow enables the Soviets to sell their...
...those who would just prefer good food and conversation with interesting people, Sakowitz is advertising a $94,125 dinner with the likes of CBS Newscaster Walter Cronkite and 20 other celebrities, including Pool Professional Minnesota Fats, Economist Milton Friedman and Feminist Gloria Steinem...
...Tory candidate in the Scottish by-election. Conservative M.P. George Gardiner, a Thatcher brain-truster, last week complained that "receiving support from Ted Heath is like being measured by an undertaker." A Labor Party spokesman had a quick retort: "Perhaps the result means that rank-and-file Conservatives prefer their former leader to their present...
Kennedy has already made it clear that when Congress reconvenes, he will reintroduce an omnibus bill. The House Judiciary Committee on its part shows no sign of wavering in its recently created position. Justice, according to one high ranking official, would prefer omnibus reform but could live with a series of bills. The stage is already set for the kind of inter-house legislative battle on procedure in which the omnibus approach might prevail. It will not prevail, however, on its merits, because a genuine debate on merits has been submerged in the claims that the House somehow avoided...
...Geez," Clark countered, "that makes what I just said sound awful. But I do prefer the Don Quixote image of single combat; although, of course, it's part of a larger team effort. Ideally, a perfect play for an offensive lineman is to knock down every guy on the other side of the ball--almost like a broken-field...