Word: staunched
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even so, Greeks interpreted the agreement as a major triumph for Papandreou. President Constantine Karamanlis, a staunch advocate of Greece's alliance with the West, congratulated the government on the agreement. Only the Communists expressed dissatisfaction. They sent 6,000 demonstrators into the streets of Athens to protest...
...liveliest political figures, was deemed out of the race because of his age. Also benched was Tony Benn, 58, longtime archangel of Labor's radical left, who lost his seat in Parliament in the election. Last week's front runner was Neil Kinnock, 41, a staunch leftist whose Welsh charm has won him friends throughout the party and substantial support from the trade unions. On the moderate side, the leading contender was Roy Hattersley, 50, Home Secretary in Labor's outgoing shadow cabinet. Hattersley, unlike Kinnock, was at odds with Labor's controversial campaign manifesto, which...
Delegates from other countries greeted Mitterrand's proposal with polite skepticism. The U.S., in particular, remains a staunch opponent of systematic intervention in exchange markets...
...Convention in Dallas next year-then, eyes atwinkle, added the inevitable qualification: if he chooses to run. To newsmen he jokes, "There is a 50% chance." He has been equally coy with his closest aides. In a limousine returning to the White House after a speech by Reagan to staunch conservatives, Political Aide Edward Rollins told him that what his audience had wanted to hear was a declaration of candidacy. End of conversation: Reagan stared silently out the window...
While they consider themselves "staunch doctrinal Mormons," Martha and John say they do not abide by the male-dominated culture that has grown up around Mormon teachings. "I wouldn't mind spending half or all my time at home," John says...