Word: terme
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...decline of flashy idealism always a bad thing? When non-public, painstaking, and long-term commitment to individuals or even to "progress" takes the place of a few shouts in the street, the younger generation is sweepingly condemned for apathy...
...political leaders that the task was to support the Afghanistan regime. But every action follows its own rules. It is easy to deploy forces, but objective realities then compel you to take other decisions. From this point of view, the armed forces were pushed into participating in long-term military activities, and, of course, we could see that there was no prospect of a military solution. There were political reasons too, but that was a major reason that our troops were withdrawn...
...rigidly orthodox state. Swept away too are many of the old certainties that have given shape and substance to the division of Europe settled at Yalta. Among them is the central and long- standing assumption, in Moscow as well as in the West, that two Germanys are a long-term if not permanent feature of Europe's political landscape...
Although incumbent Thomas W. Danehy is less than 100 votes behind LaRosa, several council observers said yesterday that Danehy, an 11-term councillor, has little chance of retaining his seat...
Before the last set of results were announced,many observers were predicting the defeat ofincumbent Thomas W. Danehy, an 11-term councillorwho enjoyed immense popularity in the 1970s.Danehy has slipped steadily in recent years andthis year had to fight off tough challenges fromCyr and Myers in his home base of North Cambridge...