Word: tipping
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...predict assuredly that she would become Britain's first woman Prime Minister. There were simply too many imponderables. One unanswered question was whether the unions were in such bad grace with the majority of voters that the open support of bosses like Evans and Weighell for Callaghan would tip the crucial swing vote in favor of the Tories. The country's rapidly growing and increasingly restive black and Asian population could be a significant factor, even though less than half of eligible minority voters had bothered to register. Since Thatcher has publicly called for more restrictions on immigration...
There is good reason for the Administration's reluctance to talk. Said the Library of Congress's senior defense specialist John Collins: "The public will see just the tip of the iceberg because 90% of verification won't show up in the press. It's highly classified and it ought to stay that...
While Thatcher and Callaghan got their campaigns into high gear, they followed a tacit agreement long honored by their parties to avoid partisan dispute over the painful issue of Northern Ireland. But last week, the issue was suddenly thrust forward because of remarks that U.S. Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill made at a private dinner in Dublin attended by Irish Prime Minister Jack Lynch. O'Neill said that the Ulster problem had been given "low priority" by Britain, that "it had been treated as a political football in London," and that the U.S. would "insist" that the next...
...Canadiens came out hitting after the opening face-off, and some aggressive forechecking by Bob Gainey paid off at 13:52. After Gainey kept the puck in the zone, Lafleur slipped the puck to linemate Jacques Lemaire for an easy tip...
...familiar high protein-low carbohydrate regimen. Although food quantities are not specified, the doctor believes that most Scarsdale dieters average 1,000 or fewer calories a day. Many naturally complain of lassitude and find that their weight loss is only temporary. But others, like Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill, who lost 40 Ibs. on two two-week stints, are more than satisfied. The diet, he says, is "a thing of beauty." It is also, unquestionably, the diet of the hour. Some socialites with no weight problems at all are following it simply because it is chic. "Everyone...