Word: protractedness
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Banfield believes Carter "would be able to manipulate the advantages of the incumbency" to prevail in a House tussle, even if the Republicans do gain ground this week. But even if the struggle is protracted, Banfield says he "can't imagine a catastrophe that would leave us without a functioning...
The union failed in a 1977 attempt to organize Med Area workers following a protracted struggle with the University. Employees rejected that representation bid by 436-346.
Particularly cloying to the provinces is Trudeau's proposal of a temporary amending formula. It would probably take several protracted negotiation sessions, maybe years, to hammer out an acceptable permanent formula, and in the interim the provinces would feel they lacked leverage in federal-provincial relations. Perhaps the single most...
For most, the principal menace is Iran. One reason is oil-the only source of wealth for many of these nations. The two-week-old war had shown dramatically what vulnerable targets oil installations can be. The gulf states fear that the Ayatullah, rather than accept defeat, might choose to...
The most important change, though, is that Summa is making money. In 1978 the company earned $30.9 million before taxes on sales of $762.3 million. Last year earnings dipped to $13.5 million, although sales rose to $869 million. The main reason for the lower 1979 profits: a strike-induced loss...