Word: resistance
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...professors can't take distractions and can't do their work, they ought to resist them," said Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz, one of Harvard's more prolific professors...
...Soviets' campaign has been effective, particularly in Western Europe (with the notable exception of France), and some analysts think the U.S. should be more flexible. Former Defense Secretary James Schlesinger faults the Administration for "losing the initiative" in the arms-control game. He suggests that the U.S. resist a complete moratorium but negotiate either an agreement for a lower test- blast ceiling (up to 15 kilotons) or a quota system limiting the number of detonations...
...movement, when Carry Nation took ax in hand and went about hacking up saloons, has the U.S. public seemed so determined to do something about substance abuse. There were church vigils and street-corner rallies, marches through dope-infested neighborhoods, and TV spots filmed to urge young people to resist the temptation to experiment with drugs. Showing the Administration's support for drug testing, the President and his Cabinet submitted to urinalysis...
...Delta Queen came to Red Wing the first night out from St. Paul; no stop was scheduled, but a hopeful crowd, some of them sporting handmade posters, had gathered at a nearby lock. When Grechko saw them, he couldn't resist their enthusiasm. As the paddle-wheel steamboat rested in the lock, he climbed across from a starboard deck onto the concrete bank and began shaking hands, accepting pats on the back and handing out small mementos from the Soviet Union, mostly pins and buttons that called for universal peace and an end to the arms race, mostly in Russian...
...those currents that challenged U.S. policy in Central America, however meekly, have been severely weakened because there was a direct relationship between the Central American capacity to resist U.S. pressure and congressional resistance. I felt confident that none of them want a war. But they feel bought...