Word: supportively
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...represent the spirit of the age in which he lived?" The equivocator would answer it in this way: "Some people believe that David Hume was not necessarily a great philosopher because his thought was merely a reflection of conditions around him, colored by his own personality. Others, however, strongly support Hume's greatness on the ground that the force of his personality definitely affected the age in which he lived. It is not a question of the cart before the horse in either case, merely the old problem of which came first, the chicken or the egg. In any case...
Walesa has been trying for a week to persuade the Peasant Party, led by Malinowski and aligned with the Communists in parliament, to join in a non-Communist coalition. Walesa has said he cannot support any government formed by Kiszczak...
...been allied with the Communists since its creation in 1949 after the forced merger of a pro-Communist Peasant Party and an opposition Peasant Party. It has been allowed to develop a more independent policy in the last decade, and about one-third of its 76 deputies support Solidarity...
...contend that at-large voting is stacked against minorities because of the higher costs of mounting campaigns. Charges black Councilman Al Lipscomb: "It's a scheme to preserve Anglo business and political power." He and others contend that Strauss, who was twice elected with heavy black and Hispanic support, sold out to the Anglo establishment and then conspired to keep a minority proposal for all single-member districts off the ballot...
...government limits for radiation are too high. In an article titled "Mysterious Medicine: People with Chernobyl Experience Have No Faith in Doctors' Diagnoses," Moscow News reported that Soviet doctors refuse to attribute any health problem in the region to radiation. Dependent on Moscow for funding, local officials hope some support will come from Premier Nikolai Ryzhkov, who has reportedly "listened attentively" to their complaints...