Word: rationale
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The cigarette manufacturers, of course, applauded the secretary's decision. Walker Merryman, a spokesman for the Tobacco Institute, a lobbying group, said: "We support the secretary's decision.... We hope the [educational] campaign will be factual and provide a rational basis for a free and informed choice, which all adults...
On Daniel Ortega's comment that Reagan is not rational. I don't find him very rational. Well, he's rational in his belief, and that is he is a dyed-in-the- wool believer in the totalitarian Marxist government, which he has.
The President's point men, Secretary of State George Shultz and Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, gave stark warnings last week about the Communist threat in Central America. But both also took pains not to demand the complete overthrow of a regime with which the U.S. still maintains diplomatic ties...
Even toned down, the 23-page Packard commission report is in spots bluntly critical of the way the Pentagon and Congress shape defense budgets. "There is no rational system," the report states, for reaching "coherent and enduring agreement on national military strategy." With some exceptions, "weapons systems take too long...
During a seven-hour board meeting at Eastern's Miami headquarters that culminated in the decision to sell, the atmosphere was tense. Before the vote was taken, Borman shouted at Bryan, "I'm going to tell the 41,000 employees that you destroyed this airline." Bryan's retort: "I'll...