Word: testing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...welfare bill will be a further test of Carter's standing with Congress and the country. Its basic philosophy is clear and commendable: to get people off welfare rather than encourage them to stay on. Single cash grants will replace three of the largest welfare programs: aid to families with dependent children, food stamps and assistance to the aged, blind and disabled. The cash payment will amount to a guaranteed annual income; for a family of four with no other income, it would be $4,200 a year, or 65% of the poverty threshold of $6,440 for that...
...fitting climax to a week that witnessed an impressive flurry of successes for Carter's energy program. At the onset of his presidency, Carter had selected energy as the test case by which he was willing to be judged. Now, only 130 days after he sent his first energy message to Congress, the results were rolling in faster and more favorably than almost anyone had dared to predict...
...miners test the no-strike agreement
...works. So he will watch what happens in the world very, very carefully. In the future he may feel compelled to speak more publicly than he has so far. But he is convinced that the best men available have followed him into office, that they deserve more time to test their ideas, that the world still is receptive to skillful diplomacy...
...Representing England, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan and the West Indies, which regularly play one another in five-day international Test matches...