Word: setbacks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...government had failed to cite adequate reasons to justify them legally. While some, like Jack and Fazzie, had been banned only recently, last week Rowley Arenstein, a white former Communist leader, was "unbanned" for the first time in 33 years. But the court actions may be only a temporary setback for government officials, who are free to reimpose the bans if they can show legal cause for doing...
...just had to look at ourselves," defenseman Randy Taylor said. "Not just one player. It's a big setback without Scott. But we felt we could...
...outcome and the close vote (222 to 210) reflected the public's own confusion and wariness over the Administration's policy in Central America. For Reagan, accustomed to winning the big ones that he cares about and works for, it was a significant political setback. Nonetheless, the debate over Nicaragua is in fact just heating up. Under intense lobbying from the White House, the Republican-controlled Senate is expected to pass the contra aid package this week. Within three weeks the matter will be right back on the House floor...
...Whoever was responsible, the assassination was a setback for what little is left of the peace process that has evolved from the 1978 Camp David accords (see box). It undermined King Hussein's hopes of finding partners among moderate West Bank Palestinians to replace the recalcitrant P.L.O. Equally, it was a serious blow to Prime Minister Peres' plans for returning the administration of the major towns to moderate Palestinians after three years of direct military control. And it was a savage tragedy for a distinguished family that has taken a lead in trying to improve the quality of life...
...Aquino triumph is a setback, however temporary, for the Communist guerrillas in the New People's Army, whose numbers are estimated at between 16,500 and 20,000 armed men. Its strength, according to Pentagon officials, has grown 20% annually since 1983, when Aquino's husband was assassinated. During the campaign, Aquino often said that Marcos, who sought a military solution to the insurgency problem, was the N.P.A.'s best recruiter. Her hope is to eradicate the poverty and discontent on which the Communists build to promote their cause. "The N.P.A. sees that people are not willing to embrace...