Word: totally
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...found myself in total agreement with Mr. Kanfer's Essay on the dubious state of our language [Jan. 1]. Though I'm only 25 years old, I find it almost impossible to communicate with my 19-year-old brother, who spouts forth such unintelligible phrases as "icked out" and "icked up." (Yes, he says there is a difference between them...
...Soviet buildup in conventional weapons has been equally significant. Although Brezhnev says that "the forces of either side in sum total approximately equal each other," NATO remains outgunned and outmanned by the Warsaw Pact in the strategically crucial central and northern European regions. This remains true despite the West's recent program to upgrade its forces. Facing NATO'S 7,000 tanks and 2,700 artillery pieces, for example, are 21,000 and 10,000, respectively, for the East. In manpower NATO is dwarfed 626,000 vs. 943,000. Such overwhelming military superiority could tempt the Soviets to try enforcing...
...Kremlin, the most disappointing aspect of its relationship with the U.S. has probably been trade. While last year's estimated total of $2.7 billion was a record, it barely exceeded the 1976 volume. To a great degree, this lackluster trend has resulted from trade restrictions imposed by Washington. A 1974 statute sponsored by Senator Henry Jackson linked trade policy to the Kremlin's record on allowing its citizens, particularly Jews, to emigrate. The law in effect told the Soviets that if they would behave leniently then they would be eligible for generous credits to pay for American goods, and that...
...happened historically that large numbers of troops and armaments of the two military-political blocs are concentrated here facing each other. Different in their structures, the forces of either side in sum total approximately equal each other. Such a military balance has existed in Europe for several decades...
...took effect New Year's Day. The real impact for many will be felt later in the year, as Social Security payroll deductions that stopped in 1978 when an employee had earned $17,700 continue until he or she reaches $22,900. That person's total tax goes...