Word: threatening
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...they were among the most self-damaging the President of the U.S. could have uttered. "I was not fully informed," Ronald Reagan told the reporters he summoned to a special briefing last Tuesday. In an attempt to defend himself from suspicion of complicity in the biggest scandal to threaten Washington since Watergate, he thus highlighted the most fundamental flaw in his stewardship of the presidency, one that could undermine his effectiveness for the remaining two years of his term...
...potential casualty of the revelations last week is the goal that the bizarre scheme was intended to further: keeping alive the contra struggle, which after five years of stop-and-go funding has yet to seriously threaten the existence of the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua. The President's fervent support for the contra cause is the most visible manifestation of what has been called the Reagan Doctrine, America's attempt to counter the spread of Communism by fostering insurgencies to undermine Moscow-backed regimes. After a long struggle, Reagan squeezed out a narrow victory this May by persuading Congress...
Japan's economic troubles threaten a precious social contract: lifetime employment. In return for loyalty to their employer, Japanese workers have come to expect that they will never be fired. (In fact, that unwritten pact has applied mainly to employees of large companies rather than those of small businesses). As layoffs become commonplace, the promise is becoming an illusion, and Japan's unemployment rate has climbed to almost 2.9%. While that is low by U.S. or West European standards, for Japan it represents a level not seen since statistics began to be compiled...
Harvard's attempts to take advantage of the patrolmen are particularly cynical. Under contract provisions which are standard for police unions, the patrolmen are barred from striking, picketting or taking job actions which would threaten the public safety. The union has said it will not engage in an illegal strike; unlike the University it can only bargain in good faith...
Neil Kinnock, opposition leader of the British Parliament, plans to convince tonight's audience at the Institute of Politics (IOP) that total elimination of England's nuclear arsenal and withdrawal of U.S. nuclear forces from great Britain would not threaten the security of Europe...