Word: saves
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...agents of Drury's earlier works or the dangerously unbalanced religious cultists of A God Against the Gods makes little difference. All Drury's worlds are the same. No matter what the time or place, one can always be sure that his heroes will be hard at work to save the world from the dangers of extremism, and at the same time to put in a good word for Mom, the Flag and Apple Pie (or its Middle Eastern equivalent). In fact, these paragons are so hard-pressed by all this turmoil that one wonders if they ever have time...
...permitted to go free, however temporarily. Complained Senator Lloyd Bentsen, a Texas Democrat, "Khaalis was at liberty even before his hostages were home." A D.C. superior court judge called the releases "outrageous." But to many police and Justice Department officials, it seemed an appropriate price to pay to save the lives of the hostages...
...Certainly, effective agreements would save us a hell of a lot of money. But more important, if you have effective arms control, you know you are going to have stability. If you.have unregulated competition on arms, how do you know you are building the right weapons? You would end up with a continued competition and I would say at least moments of instability during the competition. If these moments coincide with times of grave international crisis, then you have significantly increased the chance of nuclear war. Arms control is a cheaper and safer alternative...
...worker and one student or those who pay grandmothers or other relatives to do the baby-sitting-provided that the grandma does not live in the home, is actually paid for her services, and has Social Security taxes paid by her employer. These changes in total will save taxpayers $384 million a year. But some people in middle-income brackets will pay more. For them, the $4,800 deduction saved more than the $400 or $800 credit will...
...critics have clucked over her dearth of experience, Pauley has demonstrated precocious poise in her Today interviews and ad libs. She shares the show's food features and other "women's" stories with Host Tom Brokaw. "Why not?" asks Pauley. "I can't cook to save my life." She rises at 4:45 a.m., works until midafternoon, retires before 11 p.m., and spends many weekends traveling...