Word: resisting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sooner were the recommendations announced than some Democrats charged they were rigged to make it easier for Incumbent Carter to resist challengers in 1980. With a shortened season, the argument went, it would be harder for new faces to become prominent; also there would be a shorter period during which an incumbent would have to keep challengers at bay. But most of the proposed reforms were under study before Carter's term began. He could be their beneficiary, but, then again, the new barriers placed before less popular candidates could lead to early coalitions behind a strong challenger...
Minnesota farmers resist the march of the tall towers...
...stressed heavily that, adjusted for inflation, the increase would be only 2%.) The deficit is expected to shrink slightly, from $61.8 billion in fiscal 1978 to $60.6 billion. Though many businessmen grumble that spending and the deficit should have been reduced by $20 billion or more, the President did resist pleas for still higher expenditures. and McIntyre turned out to be something of a tiger at slashing spending requests...
Harvard administrators said this week they tried to resist the change because they believe it will increase athletic competition among freshmen, making it harder for them to adjust to college life...
...langur life as a "soap opera" that revolves around the struggle between the sexes. As in other species, the strongest males compete for control of each troop. What makes the langurs different is that the winner tries to bite to death the young offspring of his predecessor. The mothers resist the infanticide until the struggle looks hopeless, then pragmatically present themselves to the new ruler for copulation...