Word: stiff
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Roemer also recounted how he wielded the veto to block record a labeling bill--one that called for mandatory labeling with legislatively designed standards that placed stiff economic penalities on violators...
Competition for the selection was particularly stiff this year, according to Sukwon T. Han '91, who co-produces shows for the Pudding. She attributed the popularity of this year's contest to the success of last year's musical, Suede Expectations, a story of time travel that was among the best-received Pudding productions in years...
...network's coverage of the Persian Gulf crisis, during which Rather landed an exclusive interview with Saddam Hussein, Cronkite acidly observed that Saddam "saved Rather's skin." While conceding that the younger man is a good reporter, Cronkite believes Rather has "blown it" as an anchor. "He's stiff and uncomfortable. Look at the ratings . . . If it weren't for developments in the gulf, he might be out of a job by now." Cronkite sees Rather's month-long sojourn in the Middle East as a grandstand ploy. "Why didn't he turn it over to a correspondent?" he asks...
...good. Since the morning Saddam Hussein sent Iraqi troops storming into Kuwait, the Soviet Union has been cooperating with the West in opposing him. Moscow voted yes four times in the United Nations to condemn Iraq and impose stiff sanctions. Soviet diplomats have repeatedly urged Iraq to retreat and to free all hostages, while rebuffing pleas to ease their support for the international opposition. When the U.N. was debating the crucial fifth vote authorizing force to back up the sanctions, Gorbachev publicly told Saddam to withdraw from Kuwait or face further action from the U.N. Only a few hours later...
...stumped for an answer. The time to move was much earlier: wise policy could have reduced U.S. dependence on imported oil and lowered the deficit during the prosperous years. By doing neither, the nation made itself vulnerable to an outside shock; it is all too likely to pay a stiff price...