Word: shiftings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...lower the boom?" Complained Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont: "El Salvador is just thumbing their nose at us. They're saying give us dollars and go to hell." Then the subcommittee, which has a 5-to-4 Republican majority, voted 7 to 2 to let the Administration shift the full $60 million to El Salvador, but only if the U.S. states in writing that it would seek "unconditional discussions" between the government and the rebels and would limit the number of U.S. military advisers in that nation to the 55 that the Administration has in the past considered...
...time being, Gromyko intends to keep the job of Foreign Minister. Indeed, informed Soviets suggested that the move upstairs would actually make him a "superminister," with much broader control over foreign policy decisions. But the shift could also be the first step toward bringing in a younger man. One potential successor is Anatoli Dobrynin, 63, who has been Ambassador to Washington since...
...would make a fundamental decision to shift to single-warhead missiles as soon as possible. Ideally, this decision would be reflected in an agreed ceiling at a very low number-perhaps 500-negotiated with the Soviets. An agreement should also limit throw weight to prevent development of huge single-warhead weapons...
Alan Greenspan, economic consultant and former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers: "Propping up failing companies with Government loans delays the shift of resources into more productive ventures. Policies focused on protecting jobs in moribund industries must eventually fail and, in the end, destroy more jobs than they save...
Mansour did not shift her position, contending that it was acceptable under church doctrine. Szoka came under increasing pressure from conservative Catholics and right-to-lifers for being too tolerant. On Feb. 23, Szoka ordered Mansour to resign. Several hundred nuns, as well as some priests, attacked his stand; there was even opposition to the Archbishop on Detroit's pastoral council, made up of priests, members of religious orders and laymen...