Word: result
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...look upon the force as a constraint or a challenge? If the North Korean dictator chose the latter view, further conflict could easily develop. In fact, the North Koreans reacted sharply to the force's presence. Kim announced an increase of 11% in his military budget as a result of the new U.S. "threat," thereby raising North Korea's annual defense spending to $561 million...
...student movement: gerontocracy and "deauthorization." A gerontocracy means that the older generation possesses a disproportionate amount of economic power and status. Feuer does nor regard the United States as a gerontocracy, but perhaps he is mistaken. The younger generation has grown weaker in this country, not stronger, as a result of prolonged schooling and economic dependence on their elders well into adulthood. This gives rise to the "free floating aggression" characteristic of young adults whose emotional energies do not go into making a living...
During practice last week, the pitching staff corrected a flaw in Dorwart's motion toward the plate and the result has been two straight nine inning victories. In yesterday's game, the right-hander had control problems at the start and walked five batters, but he was never in serious trouble and was never hit hard after the fourth inning...
...this activity raises the question of how to handle the rise in applications to already popular Quincy House expected as a result of the social benefits. "Naturally," said Wilcox, "this is a matter of concern...
...existence of these defense contractors, and the powerful lobbies they maintain, is of course the result of previous defense spending. By consistently allocating such a large proportion of our nation's resources to weapons of war, we have structurally distorted both our economy and our political system. The more money we give the defense contractors, the greater will be their power to demand future expenditures. And it is beginning to appear that the accelerating tendency implied by that analysis is coming into play with full force...