Word: thwart
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...growing number of economists have begun to warn that over the long term, the Administration may be asking for too much. The fear: that defense spending at anywhere near proposed levels will eventually create crippling bottlenecks at key choke points in private industry, reignite inflation and ultimately thwart the productivity surge that is essential for stable economic growth. Says Michael Evans, a Washington-based economist: "Until recently I assumed the economy could easily handle the buildup because of unused industrial capacity. Now I'm convinced there's going to be trouble if it goes through as proposed...
...such leaks. As Kissinger writes: "No doubt Administrations tend to confuse what is embarrassing politically with what is essential for national security-the Nixon Administration perhaps more than most. But few Administrations since the Civil War faced a more bitter assault on their purposes, a more systematic attempt to thwart their policies by civil disobedience or a more widely encouraged effort to sabotage policies by leaks of classified information in the middle of a war. As National Security Adviser I thought it my duty to help stanch these leaks. " Having said that, he notes: "I did not realize, or bother...
...just wanted to--and did--have a nice time. Why else would anyone go to a Pudding show. Maybe we're all whistling past the graveyard, watching all the loveable aristos thwart those gnarly peasants. Never will you see a group of people more determined to have a good time than at opening night at the Pudding. By the end they are desparate for the traditional kick-line. They erupt when the hairy legs finally start pumping...
...consumer prices in 1981 rose only 8.9%, the lowest increase since 1977. But the main cause of the moderation was the current recession, rather than the hoped for increases in productivity and growth. Yes, interest rates are somewhat lower, but they remain at investment-strangling levels and could easily thwart the midyear recovery that economists have predicted. And looming over the program of the man who for years rode the rubber chicken circuit decrying unbalanced budgets are projected record deficits-the total for the next three years exceeds a shocking $300 billion...
...police searched Verona; indeed, the Italian government claimed that it had mobilized more forces in the Dozier manhunt than in the Moro case. Still, the security forces were hampered by a lack of coordination among different police and security services that were decentralized after World War II to thwart the chances of a power seizure in the style of Benito Mussolini. Says an American official: "The lessons of fascism have required the system to be decentralized and amorphous...