Word: prospecting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...President-Editor C.K. McClatchy dropped a $6 million countersuit, he maintained that his paper had never reported there had been skimming -- only that IRS agents suspected it. Said he: "We have not retracted, we have not apologized, and we have not paid any damages." Laxalt, who admitted that the prospect of a trial had hindered campaign fund raising, is now free to devote full energies to his presidential...
...their campaign failed to ignite. Steel and Owen added to their problems by disagreeing over possible participation in a coalition government. Steel called it "unimaginable" to support the Tories, while Owen wanted to keep all options open. They patched up the split, but Thatcher and Kinnock dismissed the coalition prospect out of hand. Said Kinnock: "There'll be no deal, no horse trading...
...that evidence, foreign investment in U.S. securities, a crucial factor in underwriting the budget deficit, might well dry up. That in turn would undoubtedly lead to a vicious spiral of increased interest rates to woo back the creditors, resulting ultimately in a slowdown of economic growth and the doleful prospect of U.S. and possibly even global recession...
...when the Carters were forced to cope not only with political disaster but also with a host of domestic crises. The family farm and peanut business, which had been in blind trust during his presidency, were mired in disarray and debt. The couple found themselves facing the bleak prospect of an unwanted retirement and uncertain future. "We think that the experiences that we had are the kind of things that happen to anybody," explains Jimmy. "We tried to relate what we did to what happens to a truck driver, or anybody...
...completing a difficult and risky endeavor despite constant publicity that made failure a disastrous prospect and despite loud public scoffing at ten delays, the U.S. has done itself proud. America has refused to panic at the Russians' edge in the space race; it has calmly and competently chipped away at it--although much remains to be done. Yesterday's congratulatory messages from friendly nations were more than just formal gestures. They expressed relief that in this realm at least the U.S. had begun to vindicate the faith of its allies...