Word: stringent
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...agreement came after nearly two years of deadlock at the 25-nation Geneva Disarmament Conference. In March, Moscow abandoned its earlier position that biological and chemical weapons had to be covered in one treaty. Washington had insisted that chemical weapons be negotiated separately on the grounds that more stringent inspection would be required. There was also the complication that the U.S. was using chemical weapons, notably tear gases and herbicides, in Viet...
...Sullivan, could result in "intolerable harassment of business." Instead, Stans advised "experimenting with local consumer courts" and the continued use of the Better Business Bureau. The Commerce Secretary prevailed over the Transportation Department's plan to back no-fault automobile insurance. He also fought against the drafting of stringent standards for product safety, but he is almost certain to lose that battle when Congress passes a final bill...
...treaty must be ratified by a two-thirds majority of the U.S. Senate before it can take effect, probably next year. Some Senators, notably South Carolina's Strom Thurmond and Virginia's Harry F. Byrd Jr., have already threatened to oppose ratification unless the Japanese place more stringent controls on their textile exports...
...Penn Central, however, has been under pressure from Congress to divest itself of its nontrans-portation assets. In fact, divestiture was a condition that the Government attached to a promise to guarantee $125 million in loans last winter. Now it seems that unless higher freight rates and more stringent work rules are approved this summer by the Interstate Commerce Commission, the company will need more such aid to continue operating. Congress might not grant the aid if the company still clings to its fancy real estate in midtown Manhattan...
...display at Le Bourget, after flying 3,220 miles from Dakar to Toulouse in just under 2½ hours, giving the experts a unique opportunity to compare the two transports. Some said that the TU-144 was cleaner and quieter than the Concorde, perhaps even quiet enough to meet stringent new U.S. noise standards. Others who had studied year-old photographs of the TU-144 noted that the Russians had lengthened air inlets on the four giant engines and sharpened edges on the inlets, apparently in an attempt to improve fuel economy. Perhaps even more important than operating costs, however...