Word: softener
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...snub was only the latest in a series of defeats that Reilly has suffered in battles with top Administration officials who prize economic growth over conservation. Among Reilly's adversaries are Vice President Dan Quayle, who is leading a campaign to soften environmental regulations, and Interior Secretary Manuel Lujan. Reilly and Lujan have clashed as members of the so-called God Squad, a committee of officials with the power to grant exceptions to the Endangered Species Act. Last month, over Reilly's protests, a committee majority gave loggers the go-ahead to cut down 688 hectares (1,700 acres...
...that. It suited him to dress her in white tie and tails (and to have her kiss a woman before she embraced Gary Cooper in Morocco). At first Dietrich fit into Hollywood's pantheon of sexual ambiguity somewhere between Greta Garbo and Mae West. Von Sternberg did nothing to soften her exotic sexual challenge or penetrate her masklike countenance, both of which were largely his creations. The studio finally separated them...
...minority whip Newt Gingrich, gleefully bashed Democrats over the issue. But "Rubbergate" has bounced back at the G.O.P., as Gingrich and three members of the Bush Administration, including Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, have admitted that they incurred overdrafts while serving in Congress. Almost overnight, the White House had to soften its stance on the scandal -- especially since George Bush himself could not say for sure whether he had abused the privilege when he served in the House from 1967 through...
Washington's decision emboldened Haiti's army officers to stall the docking of two U.S. ships carrying 508 boat people. "The military believes it can get the U.S. to soften up the embargo even more," says a leading Haitian businessman. Last week, as the commander of the country's armed forces elevated to a top post a former police chief who was fired by Aristide, the prospect of the deposed President's return seemed more remote than ever...
Some firms are beefing up their civilian operations to soften the loss of military business. McDonnell Douglas is phasing out production of such lucrative aircraft as the F-15 Eagle fighter and the AV-8B Harrier fighter- bomber. To help take up the slack, the St. Louis-based firm agreed last year to join forces with Taiwan Aerospace Corp. to build a new generation of commercial jetliners. At the same time, overseas contracts and proposals to modernize McDonnell Douglas military aircraft now in service could salvage additional jobs on the firm's production lines...