Word: stepping
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...well as Soviet leaders, by citing the Bible and Leonid Brezhnev in almost the same breath. After all, Carter noted, the Soviet President had remarked three weeks ago that "realism in politics and the will for detente and progress will ultimately triumph, and mankind will be able to step into the 21st century in conditions of peace, stable as never before." To make this big step, added Carter, echoing St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, "our planet must finally obey the biblical injunction to 'follow after the things which make for peace...
...block stretch of jewelry, clothing, appliance, furniture and other retail stores along Broadway in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. Reported TIME'S Paul Witteman: "The evidence of looting was numbing. As firemen fought blazes from cherrypickers, the looters went about their business virtually unmolested. Occasionally they would step over to one of the fire trucks and drink water from a running outlet. Some of the more enterprising looters parked rented trucks on the side streets, engines running, and loaded up with couches, refrigerators, TV sets?the durable goods that will sell most easily on the black market. Periodically, when...
...Ethiopians fear that the loss of Eritrea could become the first important step in the disintegration of their country. They have been training 200,000 peasant militiamen to make a sort of human-wave assault on Eritrea, reinforcing the 25,000 hard-pressed regular troops on duty in the province. But the Eritreans are far more highly motivated. "We didn't see any reason to fight and die here," explained one of the 500 Ethiopians who surrendered during their recent losing battle for the city of Tessenei. "The Eritreans wanted a victory, and they got it. We want...
...First Step. Swiss officials are considering a variety of measures aimed at toughening the regulation of the country's 553 banks, which currently have assets totaling $139 billion. Until now, these banks had operated virtually by their own rules. Many of the possible reforms affect the way the banks handle funds from abroad-including stolen funds, flight capital, tax-dodge money and other unsavory negotiables that have found their way into the Swiss system, no questions asked...
...first step in Switzerland's bank reform program took effect this month: a new code of conduct, drawn up by the Swiss National Bank, the country's central financial institution, and the Swiss Bankers' Association. No longer are clients allowed to open a Swiss account without revealing their true identity. Anonymous banking, when it was allowed, was a powerful attraction for corrupt dictators and Mafiosi, among others, seeking to hide their funds. Under the new rules, Swiss bankers are barred from providing active assistance to customers who evade taxes or export capital illegally from foreign countries...