Word: toughers
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President Reagan appointed Perkins last September, and at the time blacks in both the U.S. and South Africa criticized the action as a symbolic step that was no more than an Administration attempt to sidetrack demands for tougher measures against Pretoria. Five months later Perkins, 58, is still trying to ignore the fanfare of his appointment and to burrow into the fabric of South African society -- especially black society. In the process, the U.S. embassy is cultivating black contacts as never before...
...course, breaking into the political scene in a foreign country is tough--and tougher still if you're not a legal citizen of that country and don't have a visa. Obstacles abounded. Name recognition: zero. Political backing: zero. Funds: fifteen dollars...
Cornell wasn't a tougher challenge," junior Kelley
...another measure the Administration wants to enact might make things tougher for American rather than foreign industries. Under current U.S. laws American firms can apply to Washington's International Trade Commission for protection against foreign imports, whether those imports are fairly traded or not. The ITC investigates those claims to determine if such industries have been seriously injured. The new White House proposal would require the ITC to determine whether protectionist remedies would make a given U.S. industry more competitive in the future. Only then would the ITC be able to recommend such cures...