Word: request
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...greater London's bars, bawdy houses, and brothels, the unscrupulous Guilford would seem the least likely martimonial candidate for the solemn and studious Jane. Thanks to the wry wit of screenwriter Edgar, Guilford is never at a loss for words. Countering his nervous bride-to-be's request that they live "as cousins," Guilford tells her that when he was informed of the marriage he was "sampling the pleasures of a certain lady of the evening...
This way of gathering information provedineffective because "few of the companies made anymention of social responsibility in the materialthey provided to OCS and even fewer bothered torespond to our request for information. Telephonecalls to the companies that did not respond provedequally fruitless," the leaflet states...
...import fee to raise the price of foreign crude and protect the U.S. energy industry. Says Democratic Senator David Boren of Oklahoma, who last week wrote Reagan urging him to support the plan: "If prices fall further, it will bring our exploration to a screeching halt." At Boren's request, Oregon Republican Bob Packwood, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, agreed last week to hold hearings on the proposal...
...with humanitarian aid." With that observation to a group of influential Republican Senators last week, President Reagan signaled his determination to renew the battle over U.S. military aid for the contra forces fighting the Sandinista government of Nicaragua. Although Congress has prohibited such aid since 1984, Reagan plans to request as much as $100 million to support what he frequently refers to as "freedom fighters" in Nicaragua. At least $60 million would be in military aid, the rest in humanitarian supplies. The decision to carry the fight to Capitol Hill once more stemmed from a Jan. 10 meeting...
...think of search committees as representative bodies," said Spence in his reply to the Council's request. "The committees are extensions, in a sense, of the offices and the people making the decisions," Spence's letter continues...