Word: reverting
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...acoustic tile so that he could swing on the steel beams above. His $2,700 rampage was finally stopped by a blowgun tranquilizer, and Marvin departed handcuffed to a stretcher. Said a shaken Douglas, hurriedly taking off his ape makeup: "You never know when they're going to revert...
...that they doubted that Kissinger really believed an agreement was at hand, but that he wanted "to commit Nixon to a quick peace. He seemed worried that after the elections Nixon might reopen the whole diplomatic situation; he feared that given Nixon's natural inclinations, the President might revert to toughness after being re-elected...
Several Cambridge city councilors have been very outspoken at times in directing criticism at Harvard for "not paying its share" and it is not unusual for residents to revert to the "look at all the billions Harvard and those spoiled rich kids who go there have" line. Of course, all educational and other tax-exempt institutions in the city have faced the same pressures, but Harvard seems to take the brunt of the heavy artillery...
...million bbl. of crude daily makes it the world's third largest oil producer (after Saudi Arabia and Iran), oil never became an issue. Both major candidates agreed that foreign oil concessions, mostly to American companies that now have a $2 billion investment in Venezuelan oil, must revert to Venezuelan control by a process of negotiation before the 1983 date called for in the original agreement...
Close all churches during winter months. There are over 200 churches in my own county alone. We are told that no one will have to be cold in his own home this winter. Why not revert to the practice of pioneer days when devout people worshiped in each other's homes? This might well be a better way of saving fuel than disrupting school systems or laying off thousands of employees in so-called "dispensable" industries, as has been suggested...