Word: sterne
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...York's Governor Hugh Carey was put to a stern test?and he passed with generally high marks. With New York City on the brink and unable to govern itself, he reluctantly took charge and assembled a group of businessmen, financiers and public officials to overhaul the city's spending practices and devise a rescue plan. For all the unpopular actions he was forced to take?cutting spending, raising taxes?he won respect by making hard choices with an even temper. But his record was somewhat blemished at year's end when he abruptly fired Maurice Nadjari, the special prosecutor...
...that there was no gentleness and compassion shown children. Even Cotton Mather, that stern Calvinist moralist, loved his children and tried to be attentive and considerate toward them; certainly he showed them affection and even a humorous side of his personality. But especially in New England, children were held to strict account. A parent's love was measured by his or her sternness, though historical accounts show mothers less demanding and more acquiescent than fathers-and Southerners far more easygoing than Northerners. In fact, among the Southern gentry, children were virtually handed over to an assorted collection of nurses...
Around the country, Dutchmen grew more and more outraged by what they saw as an abuse of their tolerance and good will. One South Moluccan clergyman delivered a stern warning to his compatriots: "There are Dutchmen who want revenge on us. Call the police immediately if you're threatened. Never go anywhere all by yourself. We must remain on good terms with the Dutch...
...Cabinet decided to boycott next month's U.N. debate. It also approved a proposal to establish four new settlements on the Golan Heights within the next two weeks-a move that will make any future territorial negotiations with Syria considerably more difficult. The Cabinet issued a stern warning that "Israel will deem Syria responsible for any murderous activity perpetrated by terrorists coming from Syrian territory." In response, Palestine commando leaders in Lebanon threatened stepped-up activity against Israel. From Damascus came reports that Syria would not stand idly by while Israel built new settlements on the Golan Heights...
...Stern Limit. Although distillers claim that they are merely responding to a change in consumer preference, they also assert, paradoxically, that most drinkers cannot tell the difference in taste between 86-proof and 80-proof whisky anyway. Consumer resistance to the change, they say, is small. Still, some brands have not joined the trend. Schenley Industries, for example, is running ads pointing out that its Ancient Age bourbon is still, at 86 proof, as strong as ever. Also, there is a stern limit to the watering-down trend: 80 proof is the lowest the Federal Government will let a distiller...