Word: tantamount
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...destruction of North Viet Nam, Morgenthau argues. "Every target hit weakens not the resolution of Hanoi to unify Viet Nam under its auspices but the resolution of the Soviet Union to stay out of the conflict. It cannot afford to remain indefinitely passive; for to do so would be tantamount to admitting that it cannot protect a small Communist nation against American military power...
However, he affirmed that Medicare is not tantamount to socialized medicine. "I am on record as favoring Medicare. It is a means of easing burdens on insurance plans and is actually a force away from governmental control...
Gleeful Republicans pounced on Wagner's words, demanded a full investigation before the State Commission of Investigation, where Wagner detailed the offer, which he had indignantly described as "tantamount to a bribe...
McKeon, for his part, replied, also under oath, that Wagner's charge was tantamount to a lie, or at the very least was gross misinformation. He "absolutely, categorically and without any reservation" denied Wagner's accusation. Obviously, someone was open for a perjury...
...were handed to two of his firmest allies, Cambridge-educated scientist-economist Li Kuo-ting and Yen Chen-hsing, a Ph.D. from Iowa State University. The older men they replaced were known to have leaned more toward Chen Cheng. To most observers, Little Chiang's new job was tantamount to his being named heir apparent...