Word: setbacks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that effort was dealt a serious setback when the Supreme Court upheld the Reagan Administration's restrictions on personal travel to the country. Hubbard and two other women sued President Reagan in 1982 after the government prevented them from going on a fact-finding tour of Cuba. Hubbard says the group will try to get the High Court to overturn its decision...
...that effort was dealt a serious setback when the Supreme Court upheld the Reagan Administration's restrictions on personal travel to the country Hubbard and two other women sued President Reagan in 1982 after the government prevented them from going on a fact-finding tour of Cuba. Hubbard says the group will try to get the High Court to overturn its decision...
...that effort was dealt a serious setback when the Supreme Court upheld the Reagan Administration's restrictions on personal travel to the country. Hubbard and two other women sued President Reagan in 1982 after the government prevented them from going on a fact-finding tour of Cuba. Hubbard says the group will try to get the High Court to overturn its decision...
...judge; it will depend in part on whether some of the questions that her press conference did not entirely resolve continue to dog her. Even assuming, however, that most voters now view the matter as essentially closed and turn their attention to other issues, the controversy was a significant setback for the Democratic campaign, blunting its post-convention momentum and forcing it into a defensive crouch for nearly two weeks. For Ferraro, the affair probably comes out as a wash. She has lost some of the freshness and excitement that she brought to the ticket as the first woman nominated...
...Continental situation has unquestionably dealt a setback to the movement for less banking regulation. Banks, which were tightly controlled for nearly half a century after the financial crisis of the Depression, have been wandering almost freely across state lines and into such new businesses as insurance, stock brokerage and other financial services. Politicians and regulators are likely to be more cautious about allowing banks to enter different fields. In fact, some reregulation of banks may result. St Germain plans to hold hearings in September on the Continental bailout, which he believes shows why banks should be forbidden to expand...