Word: stiffening
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...such plans have been bottled up in the Legislative Branch for more than three years, both of which would be supported by contributions from employers and employees. The idea of transferring the full load to the company is certain to be picked up by other unions, and thus stiffen labor's demands for enactment of a national health-care plan...
...small Provisional I.R.A. cells, are involved. The war of nerves, as Scotland Yard sees it, is a desperate, last-ditch attempt by the badly scattered Proves to make the British so fed up that they will withdraw their troops from Ulster. But the bombings could also backfire and stiffen British resolve to stick it out. Late last week, the I.R.A., which had previously refused to confirm or deny responsibility for the bombings, virtually admitted its guilt. In a statement addressed to Prime Minister Edward Heath, the Proves warned: "We shall strike when and wherever we deem it necessary...
...evidence that the corporation (formerly Smith-Corona) had a policy of using sabotage as a sales tactic-and had said so at two sales meetings. Copico also pointed out that SCM has been caught and assessed $150,000 in an earlier sabotage case. This time the jury decided to stiffen the penalty: it awarded $20,000 in compensatory damages and a cool $1,000,000 in punitive damages, the largest monetary punishment ever for commercial sabotage. "They wanted to give us $5,000,000," said Lawyer John Mc-Guinn last week after checking with jurors. "But I'm glad...
...test results may well stiffen the Government's resolve to make all automakers comply with the anti-pollution rules. Last week EPA Chief William D. Ruckelshaus said he had strong support from President Nixon to enforce sternly all anti-pollution laws. Ruckelshaus noted that one way to reduce emissions -and ease the energy shortage-would be to boost substantially the current 4? per gallon federal excise tax on gas. Along with cutting pollutants, automen may also face the problem of making engines that drink much less fuel...
...Boston City Council adopted a proposal by Mayor Kevin H. White last night to stiffen the fines for hitchhickers and motorists who pick them...