Word: tempte
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...peoples' contributions" are quite heavy, Hanoi has every interest to see that the postwar situation and the withdrawal of "certain Vietnamese forces in South Vietnam" proceed smoothly enough not to tempt President Nixon to reinvolve the United States in Vietnam, directly or through Cambodia...
...S.D.R.s, keeping only small "working balances" of new dollars in their treasuries. That would leave the problem of phasing out the roughly $90 billion of gold and dollars already stashed away in national reserves or circulating outside the U.S. Lawrence Krause of the Brookings Institution suggests that the IMF tempt the nations now holding these assets to turn them in gradually for S.D.R.s, too, by offering to pay interest on the deposits of gold and old dollars that it receives...
...discussion of the broader movement within the Church and a section on Ivan Illich, it necessarily centers on them. Hers is the most complete chronicle to date of the Berrigans' activity, and it is a particularly important book in view of the U. S. government's latest at tempt to discredit their movement and intimidate others who would join them...
...fuss and fury over reading techniques may be a thing of the past. But the familiar truism remains: for most children, learning in school depends primarily on the caliber of the teacher. Perhaps the greatest danger in the new wealth of reading materials is that it will tempt some schools to spend money on flashy hardware and neglect the job of teaching teachers how to use it effectively...
...transformation of the Soviet Union from a Eurasian power to an intercontinental one. The U.S.S.R. now possesses military capabilities far beyond those at the command of previous Soviet leaders. In earlier periods our strategic superiority gave us a margin of safety. Now, however, the growth of Soviet power could tempt Soviet leaders into bolder challenges. It could lead them to underestimate the risks of certain policies. The existing military balance does not permit us to judge the significance of Soviet actions only by what they say-or even what we believe-are their intentions. We must measure their actions...