Word: sterne
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...more than 65°. Businesses were given the option of operating at 65° for 40 hours a week or for unlimited hours at 50°. Byrne promised to send police to check up and arrest malefactors, and cops patrolled with bullhorns, bellowing out the Governor's stern message...
...disrobes backstage at Symphony each Saturday evening to reveal a stiff white collar caked with stale rosin from last weekend's manic rendition of Bruckner's eighth? Seems just about everyone is in on the adventure. And who could resist? With the opportunity to test your skills in the stern of a Harvard boat, you might even find yourself waiting in line behind George Plimpton...
Daddy has lost his job as an aerospace executive. The family finances are a shambles. Neighborhood stores have stopped giving credit where credit is overdue. What stern measures can the family bring itself to take in the face of this crisis? Simple. Dad will stop eating steak, Daughter will give up her skiing lessons, and Mom will resign from the Book-of-the-Month Club...
...economics of terrorism tells more about its limited effectiveness than its causes. The bloody activities of the Irgun and the Stern Gang had much less to do with establishing Israel in 1948 than the financial support of American Jews and the backing of the U.S. Government. Likewise, if there ever is a Palestinian state in the Middle East, it will owe its existence to the fabulous wealth and political leverage of OPEC Arabs, not to the murderous acts of Al-Fatah. As Laqueur, Parry and Psychiatrist Frederick J. Hacker demonstrate in their books, guerrilla tactics (as differentiated from partisan action...
Carter's own ethical sense and the character of his appointees will be more important than any rules. The restrictions may also discourage some able people from joining the new Administration. On balance, however, the code sets a stern moral tone that the public clearly wants...