Word: staunch
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ideal and imperative motives of national duty," said Ford Professor of Social Sciences, Emeritus David Riesman '31, a colleague of Parsons. While he said he was not aware of the accusations against Parsons, he added that the reported actions did not surprise him in light of the sociologist's staunch anti-communism...
This same allegation frequently comes from the staunch Republican power-types who are a bit disappointed when their fellow "fascist ally" (yours truly) seems to jump off the conservative bandwagon and join the liberal enemy when it counts most--at the dinner table. They can't understand why a so-called conservative would argue for things like the feminist critique of male-dominated society or the need to genuinely address and not simply pay lip service to the increasing social inequality of our nation, as manifested in the festering inner-city, the plagued family farm and the inhabited park bench...
Some speculate that Alvarez, a staunch anti-Communist, was targeted for his role in turning sections of Honduras into bases for the U.S. military and the U.S.-backed contras, who have been fighting to topple the Sandinista regime next door in Nicaragua. Cinchoneros leaders indicated they were avenging Alvarez's brutal attempt to crush their movement in the early 1980s, as well as the former general's part in the disappearance of 120 alleged subversives. Whatever the motive, Hondurans fear that growing political violence could turn their once placid nation into the Lebanon of Latin America...
Specifically, insiders doubt the president's ability to bring down the $155 billion deficit--a hand-me-down from the Reagan era--without raising taxes or making massive social spending cuts, as he has promised. Even many staunch Republicans say Bush's spending plan will not be enough to keep the federal government...
Lacking support from even his most staunch legislative allies, Dukakis recently launched a statewide campaign to generate support for the tax plan. But legislative leaders have adamantly insisted that the public will not tolerate tax hikes...