Word: risked
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...system probably will not be corrected until the war in Vietnam is resolved. The standards which local boards apply in granting deferments and exemptions may be imprecise and inequitable; they may waste human resources and stimulate a "draft-evasion mentality." But until the fighting ends, any major reform would risk undermining the morale of soldiers previously drafted, who might consider themselves the victims of an unfair system. Reorganizing the entire structure -- from the local boards up -- would create a period of confusion and uncertainty, further impairing the war effort and this country's position in Vietnam...
...rules required at least 20 of 66 federal Senators and 120 of 409 federal Deputies to form a party. What the government hoped for was two, possibly three parties-its own, plus a moderately vocal opposition. But as one Senator put it: "Who's crazy enough to risk his mandate by outspokenly opposing the government?" Only 117 Deputies and 18 Senators pledged themselves to the opposition-five short of the minimum. It took considerable backroom maneuvering before five selfless souls finally agreed to go over to the other side, which dubbed itself the Brazilian Democratic Movement. Said one politician...
...suit provided the industry with welcome publicity but negligible sales, has engineered the "bib" suit, which comes loosely up over the middle of the bosom, but leaves the outer reaches marginally exposed, offering a new perspective to the girl watcher who prefers to sneak a sidelong glance rather than risk a head-on stare...
...argues that the Government should continue pushing and stimulating the economy, even at the risk of some inflation, in order to bring unemployment down to 3%. Treasury Secretary Henry Fowler's aides argue just as firmly that the Government should tighten up a bit on spending and credit policy in order to check prices and get the nation's international payments into balance...
There are also two large loopholes in the wall that Wilson is seeking to build around Rhodesia: South Africa and Portugal, which share borders with Ian Smith's rebellious land. In Washington, British and U.S. officials stoutly maintained that both countries would uphold the embargo rather than risk diplomatic breaks with the Western powers. But would they? "This is obviously an internal affair between Britain and Rhodesia," declared a Lisbon official. "If tankers arrive in Mozambique with oil for Rhodesia, Portuguese authorities will not interfere." South Africa maintained a stolid silence. But there was small doubt where its true...