Word: sustaining
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...word." In Lebanon, P.L.O. Chairman Arafat, meeting with his organization's high command around a conference table in a subbasement deep beneath a Beirut apartment building, argued that it is to the P.L.O.'s advantage to let the Israelis strike first, both because he believes they would sustain heavy casualties and because they would be branded as the aggressors. Arafat has told his restless officers that if they let the Israelis attack and are able to hold out for ten days, the P.L.O. would get so much international support that it would have embassies in London and Paris within...
...Singing a paean to the Windy City. Norma struts her stuff and the camera zooms in close enough to count hairs. Slapstick routines, the inevitable waiter with a large cream pie, also form a backdrop for the main action. A few yuks fall flat but most of the jokes sustain a low chuckle coming from the audience...
...Administration's overblown talk about outside influences threatening El Salvador. Yet it is also a cause of such rhetoric. With its increased but scatter-brained role in foreign affairs, Congress has tended to become a troublesome partner for the White House, undermining the ability of any Administration to sustain a coherent program. Haig believes that the only way to avoid a paralysis of policy is to persuade Congressmen that the fate of the Western world depends on their action...
...social and political, not military. The U.S. should continue its backing of the Duarte government and sustain it with economic aid. One probable difficulty even if Duarte does well in the elections: the economy may collapse. In that case, the U.S. should be prepared to increase its aid program. U.S. experts are convinced that El Salvador is by no means a lost cause...
...this is not creating much hardship. Kuwait has slashed production by 70%, to a mere 650,000 bbl. daily, without difficulty. Indonesia, on the other hand, has a large population and badly needs oil revenue for development. Therefore, it has continued to pump crude at full tilt, helping to sustain a buyer's market...