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...sanctions lifted even sooner. Calling them a "very sore thorn sticking in our small finger," the Prime Minister sought their immediate removal. But Reagan did not give any specific date. The U.S. first wants to see clear signs that Japan is living up to a 1986 agreement to refrain from selling semiconductors for less than it costs to produce them...
...Paciorek's catch in the second inning meant just as much." Left Fielder Jim Paciorek, subbing for the young home-run champion Rob Deer, said not to forget the infield. And Nieves thanked the team. The season may only be dawning, but this is a winner's refrain...
...minute speech, flawlessly delivered from memory, harked back to the cerebral themes of 1984: "I intend, as I always have, to run a campaign of ideas." Hart's central idea is his proclaimed ability to discern "the national interest" and his determination to pursue it. This sets up a refrain, as he compares his ideas to Reagan policies: "One choice is in the national interest, and that choice could not be clearer...
...Parliament, Singh's resignation sparked angry debate. Opposition politicians taunted the Prime Minister, who took office in 1984 with a reputation for personal probity, with the refrain "Where's Mr. Clean...
...outbreak of AIDS has provided a new reason for xenophobia. The press has warned Japanese to avoid intimate relations with outsiders, and fear of AIDS has prompted massage parlors, saunas and nightclubs to post signs reading FOREIGNERS PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ENTERING. Officials have drafted a bill that could deny entry to Japan to foreigners infected with the virus and deemed likely to give it to others...