Word: terme
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Reagan walked a fine line between showing enthusiasm for an arms deal and reassuring right-wing supporters who fret that he may be going soft in his quest to sign a treaty before the end of his term. The need to shore his right flank was particularly acute, because his retreat on verification came on the heels of his support for a Central American peace plan that conservatives fear could undermine the U.S.-backed contra rebels in Nicaragua. Though the President stopped short of repeating his earlier harsh depictions of the Soviet Union, he made clear that he still deeply...
...ensure the country's long-term growth, Garcia asked Peruvian bankers and capitalists to channel funds into local industries. Though private investment increased by 26% in 1986, the economy nonetheless is showing signs of faltering; inflation is expected to reach 100% by year's end. In May rising prices prompted a general strike that shut down most of the country...
...there are probably enough Kathy Davises and Armajene Clarks left to keep the work ethic alive, if in something less than pristine form. Admittedly, the current high level of labor activity is not entirely a happy trend. A long-term decline in real incomes is nothing to celebrate, and leisure undoubtedly has its rewards. Even so, it is not disheartening that John Hardison and millions of others evidently feel something similar to fondness for hard work...
...charge looted the mining companies' profits. At the same time, the government could not stop the violence around the mines. After 900 deaths occurred at a mine one year in the early 1970s, the authorities had to shut it down. In 1977 the government decided to grant short-term leases to several private mining companies. That strategy, however, has had little success. The government-sanctioned companies produce only about 20% of Colombia's emerald exports. Guaqueros and smugglers account for the rest...
...become a cowboy, a prisoner must be near the end of his term: the horse corrals are outside the prison security system, and an inmate inclined to flee need only cross an alfalfa field and a low barbed-wire fence. No one has done so yet. Corral Boss Tony Bainbridge observes, "The meanest ones seem to make the best hands. You come out here and think you're a tough guy -- we'll find out." He says, "A 900-lb. horse can move you around more than you expect...