Word: threatening
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...every presidential debate since the first Kennedy-Nixon encounter in 1960. To all outward appearances, there have been only cosmetic changes in the debate structure established then and adapted in 1976, 1980 and 1984. But behind the scenes, a new factor this year caused major news organizations to threaten to boycott future debates: for the first time, both campaigns misused their veto power over the selection of questioners in an effort to secure a friendly panel...
...would go a long way towards reducing the confusion and anger surrounding the issue. Until such action is taken, residents, of Briggs Hall and other Quad residents can do nothing more than hope for temporary fixes to the crumbling walls, leaky ceilings, and inadequate electrical and plumbing systems that threaten to reduce life off Garden Street to a never-ending hassle...
...also says much about Soloveitchik's own demons: for all of his confidence in the intellectual and psychological validity of his tradition, there seems little doubt that he worries about, and perhaps even fears, the cultural forces that relentlessly threaten to subvert it. -ByRichard N. Ostling...
...plan worked out by the Reagan Administration in 1981 that put limits on the number of cars Japanese manufacturers shipped to the U.S. In steel, as in cars, the threat of more restrictive measures by Congress will be a lever in the hands of U.S. negotiators. Washington could also threaten to block foreign access to the U.S. market if the other countries do not go along with lower steel exports...
...gulf last week, Iraqi planes continued to threaten shipping. One missile caused only slight damage to a Liberian-registered supertanker, the St. Tobias. But another of the weapons was believed to have been responsible for destroying a small, German-operated supply ship off Iran's Kharg Island. The explosion killed the ship's eleven-member crew, including three British divers. Britain promptly issued a "strong protest" to Iraq...