Word: regarded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Indeed, the policy differences between the Carter and Reagan Administrations in this regard are less profound than they may seem. Says one National Security Council staff member: "What it comes down to is this: we're prepared to put into practice what the Carter Administration in its last year was beginning to formulate as policy." Reagan has put U.S. planes within snooping distance of Chad, but five years ago, President Carter provided Zaïre with fuel, medicine and equipment to crush a rebellion-cum-invasion there. It was the Carter Administration that promised to send an Army battalion...
...lament that ballplayers used to be better remains mostly just a feeling, influenced by modern irritants. Pharmaceutical reports in the sports section have grown longer than the box scores, and money has impinged on the game past the point of cynicism. We look back on impoverished players longingly and regard the present lightly. Awe is reserved for memories, and not always even our own, sometimes our fathers...
...other's territory; if the U.S. upsets that balance, there would have to be both a political and a military response. The mention of 20 years is a reference to the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. The Soviets seem to be putting the U.S. on notice that they regard 1983 ("the Year of the Missile," the State Department calls it) as offering them an opportunity-indeed, imposing on them an obligation-to make amends...
...view, the present situation does not meet this stringent test. In this regard, we note that the registration law does not conflict with the legally recognized, traditional night of conscientious objection, since it does not abridge existing rights under selective service laws to raise such a claim if Congress reinstitutes the draft and a student is classified for induction. Thus, while we acknowledge that sincere reasons of conscience may lead some students to refuse to register of complete the compliance forms, we believe that they, not Harvard, should hear the consequences of their beliefs...
...double feature surrounded by most of the comforts of home. Now they can see the same kind of films without even leaving home. A third conspirator: the movie companies, which often demand longer runs than many drive-ins can guarantee. "We don't have any major regard for drive-ins because they're such a small percentage of our profits," declares Sidney Ganis, vice president in charge of marketing for Lucasfilm...