Word: provisos
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...policymaking sense, I see no reason for black despair or for defeatist doubts. We can do whatever we have to do in order to survive and to meet any form of economic or political competition we are likely to face. All this we can do with one proviso: we must be willing to do our best...
...obedient as it was, Parliament had misgivings. With undisguised suspicion of Debre, the Assembly wrote in a proviso that all decrees must be signed by De Gaulle personally. Deputy Paul Coste-Floret clearly spoke for his fellows when he said: "Many of us would have legal qualms about doing this if General de Gaulle were not the head of state." Their only assurance that De Gaulle would not abuse his power lay in his own restraint. It was an ominous turning for the Fifth Republic-which had ceased, in all but name, to be a republic. France was again following...
...preliminary draft of the new Loeb Drama Center's 'constitution' includes a provision which would take the final selection of productions out of the hands of the College dramatic groups using its main theater, and another proviso setting up an unrestrictive workshop program opening the Center's Experimental Theatre to all clubs and individuals...
...purchase Louisiana, when we got all the other states free?' I explained to her that Louisiana was owned by two women -Louise and Anna Wilmot-and that they sold it to General Winfield Scott, provided he'd name it after them. This was called the Wilmot Proviso, and his closing of the deal was the Dred Scott decision. She answered, 'Never mind the details! Why did we let them talk us into...