Word: seriousness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Bush occasionally gives Mitchell a ride back to Maine aboard Air Force Two, he has already had a chance to take the measure of the Democratic leader. Mitchell is publicly hopeful that the new Republican Administration and the Democratic Congress can work together because "the nation's problems are serious, the challenges are great," foremost among them the budget and trade deficits. But he warns that "if the President chooses confrontation, we will confront him." Mitchell's strategy for the Democrats is to await Bush's lead on the budget, allowing him to take the heat if he is forced...
...inspections, which covered 35 airlines, resulted in 1284 violations of air safety regulations, about one-third of which were considered serious enough to warrant a possible civil penalty...
...particularly concerned about what appear to be systemic deficiencies with management personnel. The most serious findings of the inspections reflected a lack of management knowledge of, and experience with, complex commuter air carrier regulations as well as substandard administration of training and deficient aircraft inspection programs...
...primary and general elections, but some political observers retained grave reservations about his ability, his dedication and his intelligence. The previous two representatives from the district--his uncle John and Tip O'Neill--went on to become President and Speaker of the House respectively, and there were many serious doubts about whether Joe could fill those shoes...
...issues such as affordable day care, adequate pensions, the high costs of medical coverage and the ratio of housing costs to wages may be stimulating topics for debate over a late-night beer or two. For us, they are the stuff of real life and deadly serious matters. And judging from the considered and considerable support HUCTW has received from the Harvard student body as a whole, the Crimson staff of late is virtually alone in failing to grasp this...