Word: quicked
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Debates over what to do about Social Security in forthcoming federal budgets initially focused on quick, temporary ways to conserve cash. Among the suggestions: a one-year freeze on cost of living adjustments (COLAS) in Social Security pension benefits and many other federal programs, an idea first put forward in February by Democratic Senator Ernest Rollings of South Carolina, which would save $11.3 billion; and a three-month delay in the COLA that might be paid in July 1983 (estimated savings: $3.3 billion at an 8% inflation rate), a plan advanced by Senate Republican Leader Howard Baker in an unsuccessful...
...from the Republican side, Henry Kissinger. In a speech at The Hague, Vance and Muskie's predecessor as Secretary of State said of SALT II: "It seems to me a reasonable way to end the current impasse, establish a baseline for later reductions and end the agitation for quick fixes." Kissinger, who helped lay the groundwork for SALT II, recommended modifications to the treaty, such as slightly lowering the ceiling for delivery systems in order to "symbolize" a commitment to reductions. Stressing that he was speaking as a private citizen who has had "next to no access...
...what may police legally do? They certainly can ask to see a license and registration. In some circumstances near a border, the Supreme Court has said, immigration officers may check the identification papers of everyone in the car. And if a driver reaches below the seat or makes a quick gesture, the officer has the right to order him out of the car to submit to a weapons search...
...team has just upset Northeastern to conclude its regular season. Leading the pack of jubilant runners in the customary victory lap, one member--decked out in his usual red sweat suit--suddenly sprints ahead and is the first to cross the finish line. His gait is as smooth and quick as that of those he has left behind: only his grey hair betrays the fact that he is no college student, but a man ready for retirement at the ages...
Although McCurdy's coaching record has made him a Harvard legend, his quick wit has earned him a reputation as one of its most colorful personalities After an impressive third place showing in the GBCs earlier this season, the Crimson coach quipped. "It's a moral victory, but I'm not a moral man, so I'm not very happy...