Word: tougher
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...Weinberger may find the going tougher than usual on Capitol Hill, where discontent is growing even in precincts normally friendly to the Pentagon. House Democrats ousted Arms Services Chairman Melvin Price of Illinois, an aging and pliable hawk, and replaced him with Les Aspin of Wisconsin, a maverick who has often crossed the Pentagon. In the Senate, the retirement of Armed Services Committee Chairman John Tower, the Pentagon's chief congressional water carrier in years past, paved the way for the succession of the independent-minded Barry Goldwater. Vows Aspin: "Congress simply isn't going to go along with letting...
...when the Secretary of State first replaced Alexander Haig. While Regan insists that he would not try to persuade the President to cut his defense requests, the Pentagon budget is certain to become a political football once the deficit debate heats up in Congress. And Weinberger could have a tougher time picking up yardage with a Shultz ally calling the plays. Says a former Reagan aide: "Cap may find it more difficult to get through the Southwest Gate of the White House...
...First Lady rides the roller coaster of her husband's politics, takes the buffeting of uncontrollable world events and suffers the brickbats of detractors in frustrated silence. She is damned if she tries to influence policy and damned if she doesn't. In some ways, her job is tougher than the President...
...week's end, Helen Ondich, a 30-year member of Trinity, who avoided services during the dispute, said, "Praise the Lord, it's over." But it is not. The activists plan new protests, defiance of the courts and, says one, "tougher" tactics. Ondich will also need a new place to worship. Bishop May has shut down Trinity "for an indefinite period" until the turmoil is over...
...only one is needed. It means building storage tanks to withstand pressures and temperatures well above expected maximums. Adds Cox: "It's a process of calculating extremes, then designing beyond that." Every year the association reviews 1,200 engineering standards with an eye to making them sharper and tougher. American Cyanamid, a New Jersey-based chemical company, spent more than $10 million on safety features for just one plant in Pearl River, N.Y., where 4,000 people are employed. Allied, another New Jersey chemical giant, estimates that between 15% and 30% of the capital cost of building or expanding...