Word: strength
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White House Communications Director Patrick Buchanan predicts a new, more vigorous incarnation for social conservatives. "The right-to-life movement is as strong or stronger than ever. The number of gay-rights marchers at various demonstrations has been a fraction of their old strength. The Christians are taking over the Republican Party in Missouri, Washington and Michigan...
Despite the lack of official comment from IBM, the reason for its generosity was obvious: the company is trying hard to rebuild its dwindling share of the $10 billion-ayear personal-computer market. Only 14 months ago, IBM commanded 40% of sales, largely on the strength of the $1,995 PC, which had become an industry standard. Since then, however, a slew of small, feisty computer makers have stolen away a hefty chunk of IBM's business by building personal computers that run software written for IBM PCs but sell for a fraction of the cost. The sellers of these...
...landslide was enthusiastic in the West. "A personal victory for Nakasone as well as for his policies," said Gaston Sigur, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. "As a result, Japan can take a more responsible role in the world economic community, commensurate with her strength." The Prime Minister's landslide, said the London Times, was a "sign that Japan is becoming both more outgoing and more accessible." Nakasone, commented the conservative West German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, "can be sure that the victory of his party and his personal success will be welcomed...
...government's backdown reflected the growing strength of South Africa's black labor movement. Pretoria may have the military and police power to quell any serious civil disorder. Last week, for example, the government announced that ten more suspected terrorists had been killed. But prosperity in the country depends in large part on the labor of 6 million black workers. Many of them have become organized just in recent years, and their unions are now the closest thing to black political parties that exists in South Africa. In all, black and black-dominated unions have nearly doubled their membership since...
...other hand, support for sweeping economic sanctions has been steadily mounting in Congress. The Administration is now trying to map out some middle ground between doing nothing and imposing tough sanctions. As Secretary of State George Shultz explained last week, Washington must act "in a manner that lends strength to our statements but leaves us in a position to exercise what persuasion...