Word: supportively
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Since the bill was drafted by a 27-member commission appointed by Dukakis and including labor leaders, corporate executives, lawyers and legislators, the measure is virtually guaranteed a solid base of support...
Dardis' thesis is a fascinating one, but it is also one that he does not adequately support. The book convincingly details the drinking of Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner and O'Neill--there is little doubt in the readers' minds that all the authors are alcoholics...
Although selfish resistance by entrenched bureaucrats is usually cited by reformers as their biggest obstacle, the lack of popular understanding of and support for the needed changes is equally important. Contrary to what Westerners think, the majority of citizens in these countries have found their lives tolerable, at least until recently. While it is true that they grumble about long lines and shortages, workers also appreciate guaranteed employment and low prices for life's necessities -- housing, medical care, basic foods. Their education and everything they have heard from the media have led them to expect that they could enjoy economic...
...battalion of U.S. troops from Fort Ord, Calif., began arriving at Howard Air Force Base, near Panama City. They will be joined by other light-infantry units from Fort Polk, La., and Marine assault troops from Camp Lejeune, N.C. Also transported into Panama will be some 200 support vehicles, including armored personnel carriers and mortar carriers. At the same time, hundreds of military dependents in Panama evacuated their homes and moved to the safety of the ten U.S. military bases that bestride the 50-mile- long Panama Canal...
Nonetheless, there seems to be substantial public support for the notion that a woman should be held accountable for her actions during pregnancy. A Gallup poll conducted for Hippocrates magazine last year found that 48% of those who responded agreed that a woman who smokes or drinks during pregnancy should be legally liable for damage to her infant...