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Despite Begin's public intransigence, there seemed to be some slight give in his position in private. In a recent meeting with Vance in Washington, Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan expressed a willingness to "reinterpret" Begin's earlier proposal for Palestinian self-rule under Israeli auspices on the West Bank...
...slight quibble with Thomas Griffith's contention in Newswatch [April 14] that the adversary relationship between press and Government lacks a judge: in fact, the reading public judges, shortly after every publication goes to press...
...they contribute to inflation by pumping out money to people who do not produce goods and services. Moreover, any effort to curb them is regarded as political poison. Yet until some way is found to reduce the growth of transfer payments, the chances of containing Government spending are slight...
...Geoff's problem was with getting up speed on his takeoff," McCurdy said. "He was confronted with a slight wind in his face and that made a difference. Of course this would have never happened indoors, but between the horrible weather we've been having and the shortness of the spring season, the indoor-outdoor transition has been difficult this year...
...LOOKED AT HIM more closely. A little old, maybe, but that spark of wit was all that counted. The baggy, slightly rumpled suit, the black lace-ups, the slight paunch (was it all just a hologram?) could not conceal the powerful, massive frame which lay beneath it all. It was a stage veneer, nothing more; surely, this was a man who deserved Respect. I pumped his hand earnestly...