Word: strong
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...proposal sped through the House with strong support from the leaders of both parties and an endorsement from President Bush, passing by a vote of 252 to 174. A slight majority of Republicans voting opposed the bill despite Bush's stance...
...look really strong," Bowers said. "We could do very well at nationals...
Originally drafted and introduced in 1973, the bill had passed in the House in 1983 and 1987, but had been thwarted both times in the Senate by strong opposition making skillful use of Parliamentary tactics...
...restoring the relationship fell on deaf ears. Deng was unyielding during his three hours of talks with Nixon. China, he contended, had not done "one thing harmful" to the U.S. "But the U.S. was involved too deeply in the turmoil and counterrevolutionary rebellion," he lectured. Although Deng expressed a strong desire to repair the damaged ties, he insisted "it is up to the U.S. to take the initiative...
...American commitment to quality comes at a time when competitive challenges from abroad are growing rapidly and more and more foreign-owned plants are being based in the U.S. In the 1990s such competitors as Japan and West Germany will be joined by strong new rivals from much of Asia, from a more muscular European Community and from such Latin American countries as Mexico and Brazil...