Word: respondents
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...maneuvers. But the U.S. "had placed a chip on its shoulder, and the Libyans could try to knock it off if they wished." Behind this bravado was the simple but passionate belief by Reagan that, at home and abroad, when the structures of civilization are threatened the President must respond quickly and decisively. Freedom of the seas was the principle at stake off Libya's coast and, according to one top Navy man, "we were not about to go into a confrontation without adequate force to prevail." Hence, the aircraft carriers Nimitz and Forrestal and 14 other ships formed...
...capita use of energy in the U.S. has dropped by more than 12% since 1978, and in West Germany it has decreased 9%. Says André Michel, an oil trader for the Swiss-based Albaco Oil Co.: "It has taken consumers a long time to respond to high prices. But things have finally begun to change. If it had happened sooner, the price of a barrel of crude today would be $15 and not more than...
...also sounded a more conciliatory tone than he had in the past, promising that the U.S. would respond in kind to any Soviet efforts to reduce international tensions "that are so costly to both our societies." He did not specifically mention the neutron bomb in his address, but last week's events made his main theme all the more compelling: "We must compete with the Soviet Union to protect freedom, but we must also search for cooperation to protect mankind." -By Walter Isaacson...
...reason is that he also became interested in learning how the general public would respond to the images. Would these viewers perceive the images differently? Would their reactions be more or less intense? Two years ago, Walker organized a "participatory exhibit" of his prints called "See & Tell," at Manhattan's Nikon House. Under each print were two boxes, labeled TAKE IT and LEAVE IT. Viewers could remove a card from one box and record their impressions, then drop it in the other box. They could also sample other people's opinions. "I had no intention of doing therapy...
Councilor Thomas Danehy, who voted present on the referendum's inclusion on the ballot, said. "If my neighbor was throwing halves of bricks at me. I'm not going to respond with Johnson's and Johnson's cotton balls...