Word: regarded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...East Beirut from the mainly Muslim western sector. According to Amal leaders, the battle began when they discovered that the army was beefing up its forces in West Beirut with a brigade dominated by the members of the Christian Phalange, a right-wing militia that the Shi'ites regard as their bitter enemy. Yet Amal's rapid response suggested that the attack had been well planned...
...survey also found that most Americans still consider joblessness, which has fallen from 10.7% to 8% in the past 15 months, a major concern. As many as 75% of those polled said that they regard unemployment as a key voting issue. Still more, 80%, expect the level of inflation to influence their vote. One out of every two respondents said inflation would be at its present level at the end of 1984. And while 28% look for a higher year-end rate, only 19% thought that the level would drop...
Cambridge parents supporting Lannon attended last evening's council meeting "to give guidance of the school committee and the mayor" in regard to the upcoming reconsideration vote, said Katherine Austrotus, one of the parents present...
...French government hopes that by 1990, 70% of electric power will come from reactors. In Japan, where the atom generates 19% of the electricity, the target for 1990 is 27%. Many nations that lack abundant coal, oil or hydroelectric power regard nuclear energy as a necessity. Despite its rising costs, atomic power is often a cheaper alternative to imported fuel. In Japan a kilowatt of nuclear energy costs 5.2?, compared with 5.8? for the same amount of electricity generated by coal and 7.3? for power from oil. Nuclear plants have an impressive worldwide safety record. Government inspections abroad are generally...
...over, and large-scale repatriation, which is all but impossible. "We haven't come to terms with the fact that black people are really here to stay," says Lawyer Paul Boateng, 32, who was an unsuccessful Labor candidate in Britain's last general election. "We regard black people as immigrants who are transients, or potentially transients. White society wants to believe it's all a bad dream-that they will wake up one morning and all the blacks will be gone. Well, it's not going to happen...