Word: swings
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Nixon admits that "the American people have grown somewhat weary of 25 years of international burdens," and that this weariness was "hastened by the anguish of the Viet Nam War." But he warns that "we cannot let the pendulum swing in the other direction, sweeping us toward an isolationism which could be as disastrous as excessive zeal." Nor can U.S. policy change too precipitously. "We cannot abandon friends, and must not transfer burdens too swiftly. We must strike a balance between doing too much and thus preventing self-reliance and doing too little and thus undermining self-confidence...
...like that, you dirty bastard, whoever you are-it's practically not even there!' 'Stop, stop!' Bob Altman says from behind the desk, where he's hiding. 'You're Hot Lips. You've got to be Hot Lips. We'll swing with it. We'll try things. They'll work.' " She did, and they...
...President had publicly committed himself to a meaningful blow against construction inflation. "There will be action," he promised. Baseball Fan Nixon added that if Hodgson "struck out, then we'll be up to bat." After the President took his swing last week, A.F.L.-C.l.O. President George Meany condemned the move as "punitive" and "unfair" because it did not restrain the rising price of land or materials, or limit profits. "Disappointing, inadequate and totally ineffective," said William E. Dunn, executive director of the Associated General Contractors of America. "The suspension may have some long-range results, but it will...
...worthwhile passages. A section on hospital costs is interesting: Part of a hospital bill is reprinted showing the incredible expenses involved in health care, and Crichton adds an intelligent, if brief, comment on forms of health insurance. It's in this section, too, that Crichton takes a swing at the AMA with an attack that has been quoted by reviewers who think Crichton is a serious Harvard Medical student...
...trip-led by YAF national chairman Ron Docksai-will swing through South Vietnamese-occupied territories in Cambodia and include visits with Thieu and Vice-President Nguyen Kao Ky. No Harvard students are members of the delegation...