Word: sustaining
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...talk his way into and out of trouble, past authority figures both petty and grand, is beyond dispute. That he can assert his brilliance while retaining his character's lovability in these encounters is a little miracle of the performer's art. That he could move beyond riffing and sustain a long comic line if he dared seems a possibility worth exploring...
Reagan was briefed "dozens" of times on the contras' on-the-ground progress and on the Administration's efforts to sustain the movement, McFarlane said. Occasionally, the President became directly involved in providing assistance: when Honduras blocked a shipment of arms to the contras in October 1985, McFarlane said, Reagan contacted Honduran President Roberto Suazo Cordova and persuaded him to release the weapons...
...flexible response has depended on three elements: strong conventional forces in place in Europe, balanced nuclear forces deployed in support of allied forces on the Continent, and U.S. strategic systems as the ultimate deterrent force. Today this doctrine is firmly established among Western allies, and we are determined to sustain...
Following the arrival ceremonies, the two leaders got down to serious talks. As they posed in the Oval Office for photographers, Reagan explained the Gephardt vote, saying, "We're now very much heartened by the narrow margin of victory," because it meant he would be able to sustain a veto. Yet the House later passed the final trade bill containing the Gephardt amendment by a decisive 290 to 137, just one vote shy of the amount needed to override a veto...
...replace "means- tested" programs -- like welfare -- aimed at the black poor with programs for job training, child care and education that are "available to all members of society who choose to use them." By making these available to all citizens, he contends, enough political support will be generated to sustain the effort. In Wilson's view, special treatment cannot help the underclass. In the long run, only by extending more opportunity to all Americans, regardless of class, will its problems be solved...