Word: spacing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...West witnessing a true perestroika, or restructuring of the Soviet system, with a diminished desire for expansion, or merely a peredyshka, a breathing space, during which Moscow wants to rebuild its economic might without any real change in its long-term geopolitical objectives...
...Forward defense is the strategy the alliance wants. It is a militarily feasible strategy, but, of course, it is not the classic defensive strategy. The classic defense is one that is mobile, trading space for time. We don't have the space to pull back, so we rely on nuclear weapons. But in a Lance- - less world, we might have to relook the strategy. The risks would increase greatly simply because we would have lessened the nuclear capability available for deterrence purposes. I for one would not like to operate at that level of risk, and I don't think...
...cavernous gap between the number of crimes committed and the space available to lock up criminals makes it almost impossible to budge those odds. According to Justice Department estimates, by the time the cells Bush wants to build are ready, the federal convict population will have grown to 84,000, which is 17,000 more than the expanded system is designed to accommodate. Study after study has shown that only a fraction of all reported crimes result in arrest, and only a fraction of those people arrested are sent to prison. During the past three decades, there have never been...
...addition, he said that the association wanted any new development to include a significant amount of open space...
...There's a very strong feeling that the preservation of public space--and I emphasize the word 'public'--is important," said Pitkin...