Word: staking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Even to the hardy coxswains born and raised on the windy Charles, the winds gusting to 40 knots were rather intimidating. Rough conditions in the morning worsened during the day, and by the time the regatta was stopped in the early afternoon, three stake boats had blown off their moorings in the supposedly sheltered cove at the start...
...Neill is determined to push through the ethics bill, probably in two or three weeks. If there is further caterwauling from disgruntled members, the Speaker has resolved to fight. As Obey puts it, "The credibility of the House is at stake...
...stake are the nation's security and its traditional control of the seas, claim Navy officials, both civilian and uniformed. They have been leaking secret memos and giving background briefings warning that the huge Soviet naval buildup of recent years requires a matching growth in U.S. seapower. These tactics have enraged the Navy's adversaries, primarily civilian aides in the office of Secretary of Defense Harold Brown. Some of them now refer to the Navymen as "bastards" and describe them variously as "stupid," "narrow" and "anachronistic." This name calling has not deterred the Navy from sounding general quarters and manning...
...would expel Geralds immediately. One factor in the minds of many is that this is an election year. Legislators fear that a failure to expel Geralds will rebound unfavorably against them at the polls. Says the house majority floor leader Joseph Forbes, "Fifteen or 16 swing seats are at stake...
...Robber Baron, would they willingly accept the burden of huge wage increases while their competitors still benefit from nearslave labor? If the Harvard corporation is not ready to assume financial losses for the sake of ethical considerations, how can we realistically expect other corporations with more at stake...