Word: pushes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...outcome were underscored last week when a major U.N. conference on mines ended with minimal achievements. The conference made it clear that the world will be awash in mines for a long time to come, leaving the U.S. at a potential disadvantage; but it was also evident that to push a prohibition forward, a moral gesture by the U.S. may be necessary...
...respect for the intellectual and theological worlds, and for all his personal magnetism, he is uninterested in playing politics, even within the confines of evangelical gatherings. He offers little to contradict Martin's picture of a fairly conservative caretaker of his father's apparatus, unwilling and perhaps unable to push it back into the center of the zeitgeist. And yet no one else has his father's blessing. Says Billy: "Franklin is a leader. When he walks into a room, people sense his presence." Or, as the prodigal's father might have put it, "Bring the fatted calf and kill...
...push the Massachusetts delegation to this summer's Republican Convention toward a pro-choice stance on abortion rights, Gov. William F. Weld '66 pledged Monday to oust delegates who oppose abortion rights, the Associated Press (AP) reported yesterday...
...divergence of interests between different parts of the electorate. By calling reform an opportunity for "fair deliberation," the emphasis is less on controversial schemes of distribution than on opportunities for consensus-building. With this model of reform in mind, reformers could attack distortions like thirty-second attack ads and "push-polling" through which the right does much of its "dirty work." And they would not merely be looking at campaign finance reform as an instrument to achieve one particular political program, but as an end in itself for assuring the legitimacy of all governmental decisions...
...expected to be made public on Tuesday. Israel blames the bombing on a mapping mistake that miscalculated the location of the U.N. compound. An army spokesman said overcast skies prevented the gunners from seeing their target, but Marlowe says the video shows clear visibility over Qana. Despite a push from Boutros- Ghali for a resolution condemning Israel for the attack, the U.S. has so far prevented a condemnation, arguing that assessing blame could hinder efforts at reaching a cease-fire. "It remains to be seen to what extent the Americans can deter or sidetrack the condemnation of Israel," Marlowe says...