Word: stepped
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...development of such values did not come overnight. During the 1945 election campaign, Winston Churchill threatened that the proposed Socialist reforms were the first step toward the concentration camp! He seriously misjudged the wishes of the country. There was a more radical mood, created largely by the war, and this, in addition to the obvious failings of the previous system, meant that the introduction of the welfare state found widespread acceptance. The Labour minister of health, Nye Bevan, was initially faced with opposition by 90 per cent of the British Medical Association. They even attempted to strike, but eventually this...
...said he is a "strong advocate of an agreement with the Arabs, but it should be done in a slow way so each step can be confirmed...
...East Jerusalem Arabs resent the reconstruction of the Old City's Jewish Quarter, which they see as the first step toward reducing the Arab population even further. Somewhat grudgingly, they tolerate other Israeli efforts to tidy up the Old City, like installing a cable network to get rid of unsightly (and somewhat incongruous) TV antennas. Says Mahmud Abu Zalef, editor of the Arab daily Al Quds: "Any improvement in the physical sense that will make Jerusalem more beautiful is okay with me. I don't care who does it. But it should not be done by throwing people...
...increased vote among the Arabs as a first step toward greater participation in the running of Jerusalem...
...directors and, defying all the usual rules of film making, he has turned out some of the most delightful movies of the past decade: My Night at Maud's, Claire's Knee, Chloe in the Afternoon and The Marquise of O... In Perceval he goes one fatal step further; it is not merely an intellectual movie. It is the essence of an intellectual movie and boring beyond all reasonable accounting...