Word: thrustingly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Usually calm, orderly and above all non-descript, Canadian politics have suddenly been thrust into a volatile pre-election period that promises to realign Canada's traditional political balance. Faced with increasingly severe economic and political challenges, Canadian labor is beginning to forge tighter cooperative links with its old political ally, the New Democratic Party (NDP), as it prepares to deal with the increasing polarization of Canadian politics. But despite the severity of Canada's problems, the labor-NDP alliance is itself weak and encumbered with many difficulties...
While a team of 40 doctors from eight nations, including the U.S. and the Soviet Union, sought to remove the clot, one prognosis already seemed clear. The tall, austere Algerian leader will rule no longer. An era in which Boumedienne thrust stability on a fledging country and brought it eminence is ending. No successor has been groomed, and Boumedienne's demise could lead to a power struggle. Some observers believe that the two factions in the nine-man Council of the Revolution, one led by dapper Foreign Minister Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 41, the other by Colonel Mohammed Salah Yahiaoui...
...carry no missiles. In a major conflict, little advantage could be gained from hundreds of bomb shelters carved out all over China on Mao's command to "dig tunnels deep, store grain everywhere, and never seek hegemony." China's ability to fight off even a limited Soviet thrust is questionable. Indeed, if China buys modern weapons from Europe, or possibly the U.S., the 190 divisions of the People's Liberation Army may have to wait a long time to be outfitted. Says Georgetown University Military Analyst Edward N. Luttwak: "The total inventory of American ground weapons...
They note that while the aims of regulations may often be admirable, the same cannot be said of the means. Over the years, the thrust has changed for the worse. In the early days, the purpose was to guard against abuse by telling employers what they were forbidden to do. Today business people commonly echo the complaint of Willard Butcher, president of Chase Manhattan Bank: "Washington has begun to dictate not only what we must do but also how we must do it." Alfred Kahn, the former head of the CAB who is now Carter's anti-inflation chief...
...second game, Acosta suffered a relapse, falling behind 8-0. But another seven-point spurt thrust him into the lead at 15-13. The Kirkland House senior upped his margin to 20-16 before mis-hitting two potential game-winning shots...