Word: protractedness
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As weary U.S. diplomats know all too well, the protracted civil war in El Salvador is as much a psychological struggle as a military one. In military terms, the war remains at a stalemate. On other fronts, however, the struggle is definitely heating up. Two skirmishes:
While Honda Motor Co. has already begun producing Accords at its plant in Marysville, Ohio, and Nissan Motor Co. will be turning out pickup trucks in Smyrna, Tenn., later this year, Toyota has dragged its feet on U.S. production for a decade. In 1980 it initiated talks with Ford about...
Following through on his campaign denunciations of SALT II as "fatally flawed," Reagan came into office hoping that he could set arms control aside until the U.S. had a chance to rearm. He decided to leave the treaty unratified, although he reluctantly went along with the State Department and Joint...
Those moves set a favorable tone for the Nakasone visit. They also helped the Administration fend off criticism of Japanese policy emanating from Congress as well as from many business and labor leaders. Even as Nakasone was speeding along Pennsylvania Avenue on his way to the White House, President Reagan...
Official have acknowledged the possibility of a dispute over the report, which could result in a protracted legal battle to determine who is responsible for the damage and to obtain funds for repairs.