Word: restraints
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...statement thus far from anyone in the Government, there was little more that the Administration could do. The U.S. had no diplomatic pawns to move, nor had it ever ended the trade embargo imposed on Iran in 1979. In fact, the Bush Administration seemed to be acting with considerable restraint, perhaps to protect the nine American hostages still in the hands of fanatic Muslims linked to Iran. Much of the week's most vocal outrage came from writers and publishers, who belatedly rallied to Rushdie's defense. Not a word was heard from Moscow...
...widening the losses at insolvent S & Ls, the rate increases may drive up the cost of the federal rescue, which under Bush's plan could cost $200 billion during the next three decades. By week's end, though, the ailing S & Ls began to show some restraint. Rates on six-month CDs fell to 9.5% at Commonwealth and 10.1% at BancPlus...
...think I had the discipline to manage Pentagon reform after I rammed Ron's defense buildup through the Senate. You know, George, if the stink about my seeing that Russian woman down in Houston taught me anything, it's that sometimes it's better to have a little restraint, even if it means turning down a piece...
Stoking the smokestack revival even further, in 1984 the Reagan Administration negotiated voluntary restraint agreements, which limited imports to about 20% of the 100 million tons sold annually in the U.S. The justification was that the worldwide steel glut had forced many foreign governments to subsidize their mills, allowing them to charge artificially low prices in the U.S. In exchange for the VRAs, U.S. steelmakers agreed not to bring trade suits against overseas competitors and promised to plow excess cash into modernizing...
Unfortunately, no clear criteria exist for determining exactly who can or cannot rightfully claim ignorance. Until the government can insure that all citizens are sufficiently educated about sex, women should be allowed to choose an abortion, and the government should encourage sexual restraint. If the government ever attains its goal of ensuring adequate sex education, the courts ought to outlaw abortion, except in cases of rape and health of the mother...