Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Though the new Foreign Minister's views may be somewhat murky, he is notable chiefly for his loyalty to Khomeini. After becoming Foreign Minister he promptly declared, "Our foreign policies are those defined by the Imam, and we will continue them carefully and firmly." And again: "I have known the Imam for 16 years. I think I know his thoughts and intend to carry them...
...politicians disguise their taxes, they can please the public, take its money and still get re-elected. With unfounded audacity, Senator Long claims that the VAT is the "least painful way of collecting money," over-looking the regressive nature of this tax. Long actually described the VAT as "somewhat like a hidden sales tax." By taxing consumption, the VAT insures that government will take larger chunks out of the earnings of lower and middle class citizens than out of the incomes of the rich. Representative Ullman tries to mitigate this inequity by taxing necessities such as food, housing and clothing...
...when the director of a show says to you as you come through the door, "Don't be too harsh." So you walk in and notice the ingenious way white tape has been laid over the flutings of the columns in the Winthrop Junior Common Room, giving them a somewhat classical appearance...
...complicated, somewhat contrived, but quite a lot of fun, especially when Ruth tries to elicit some kind of emotional reaction from the impassive Tom--whom she loathes--by telling him of her desire to roll around in the grass at his feet wearing only her glasses. The mild-mannered vet, more concerned with cats than women, remains stoic...
Beneath Khomeini, the Iranian government is a babble of conflicting voices, some sounding bloodthirsty, others somewhat conciliatory. Acting Foreign Minister Abol Hassan Banisadr, who seems torn between two factions, managed to echo both themes at once last week. "If the U.S. Government intervenes militarily against Iran, all Iranians will fight to the last drop of blood," he proclaimed. But he also said: "The U.S., as a land of free people, can neither submit to the humiliation of surrendering a sick man [the Shah] to a regime such as the Islamic Republic of Iran, nor can it take any pleasure...