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...fact,. Israel's defense budget, which amounts to nearly 30% of the country's GNP, has traditionally been almost sacrosanct. Thus when Hurvitz tried to cut military spending by 10% to $2 billion for 1981, he provoked anguished howls not only from the defense community but also from Prime Minister Begin, who has uneasily held a second portfolio as acting Defense Minister ever since the resignation of Ezer Weizman last May. One result of Hurvitz's stand: Begin's Cabinet so far has been unable formally to vote on the entire 1981 budget...
...inventiveness of despair, Carrie suggests that she and Oliver have a pretend-affair of their own to win their spouses back. The working of the ruse and the very clever denouement are as sacrosanct as the secrets of the confessional and the whodunit...
...people believe both the state and federal constitution are sacrosanct. They should be immune to the whims of public opinion because amending them is so much more laborious than changing legislation...
Aderson, suffering probably the worst week of his slipping campaign, was understandably irate. He accused the League of having "buckled under to White House pressure." He asked: "What made anything sacred or sacrosanct about 15%?" He noted a Los Angeles Times poll placing his support at 16% and declared: "I am going to appeal to the court of public opinion to express the outrage I feel." While Reagan suggested that Carter might have to "examine his conscience" in bypassing Anderson, the Independent said bitingly: "While I appreciate Mr. Reagan's solicitude, I would not, after what I have observed...
Bear Bryant has in full measure those sacrosanct qualities of a successful football coach: he understands the game, and he believes that it's important. Osmond C. Kretschmar Brimfield, Mass...