Word: senior
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...cultivate the laid-back style of "cool guys getting the job done without trying too hard or taking it all too seriously." One of the few to win a favorable notice is National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, "high-strung and vain," but also "the one among Carter's senior associates who tried every day to test the limits of his job and come up with new ideas...
...exactly what Senator Jesse Helms, the North Carolina Republican who has long supported the white Rhodesian cause, had been thumping for. When Helms' position seemed to be gaining strength last week, the Senate settled for a compromise resolution that was not legally binding on the President. But one senior White House aide acknowledged that "some policy alterations look inevitable" in light of the Senate action...
...well aware that Britain cannot afford to offend African members of the Commonwealth. One index of their growing importance is that Britain's trade with Nigeria now exceeds its trade with South Africa. Nevertheless, as an indication of current Tory sentiment, Thatcher has decided to send a senior envoy to Salisbury, replacing the junior official there now The prevailing view in Whitehall, however, appears to be that action on both recognition and sanctions can be delayed until after the Organization of African Unity's meeting in July and, more important from London's point of view...
...move has even had a number of unexpected benefits. The opening of the euphemistically named institute, for example, may encourage other nations that do not recognize the Republic of China to establish a quasi-diplomatic presence on the island in the hope of not unduly antagonizing Peking. Says one senior Taiwanese official: "There are a number of people in Taipei who feel the institute might be used as a blueprint for other important free nations that now have no relations with...
...effort to build up stockpiles of parts and materials for fear of shortages ahead. He fears that inventory accumulation could be strong until the recession becomes apparent in the autumn, and then businessmen would abruptly cut back on orders, plunging the economy into a deeper slump. Says Arthur Okun, senior fellow at Brookings: "Paradoxically, we may have too much business confidence...