Word: strengthened
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...make good food and water supplies even better, the Government needs to tighten its regulatory standards, stiffen its inspection program and strengthen its enforcement policies. The food industry should modify some long-accepted practices or turn to less hazardous alternatives. Perhaps most important, consumers will have to do a better job of learning how to handle and cook food properly. The problems that need to be addressed exist all along the food-supply chain, from fields to processing plants to kitchens...
...chief executives of the new company, were confident that their deal would withstand any challenges. Said Munro: "We are not for sale." Time President N.J. Nicholas will take Munro's slot as co-chief executive of Time Warner if Munro retires in 18 months as planned. To strengthen their position, the two companies have also agreed to exchange some 10% of each other's stock in advance of the merger...
...falling on Sununu for his lack of Washington experience and his abrasive personality. Many of the Tower snafus, however, were beyond Sununu's control, as are most of the tensions in the structure of the Bush White House. Several Administration officials expect that this spring training crisis could even strengthen Sununu's hand as Bush realizes he needs someone to run stronger interference for him. Already Sununu has adopted the system used by Bush's vice-presidential chief of staff, in which subordinates are under strict orders to report any assignment or information they receive from Bush. But now that...
Putnam also said that he intended to strengthen the Kennedy School's committment to public service...
...phenomenon was taking shape: the Ayatullah had seized upon Rushdie's book as a flaming spear with which to halt his country's creeping trend toward moderation. Within days, the "liberals" who had seemed to be in the ascendant in Tehran dropped from sight. They had been trying to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties with the West in order to rebuild the country following its disastrous eight-year war with Iraq...