Word: unless
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...improbably, what should have been a minor diplomatic squabble with the Soviets?one that could have been handled quietly and with minimum strain?had escalated into a major domestic political issue, strained U.S.-Soviet relations and endangered SALT II. Gloated Senator Henry (Scoop) Jackson, an avowed SALT foe: "Unless I have misread the mood of my colleagues, SALT II is dead unless those Soviet troops are taken out of Cuba...
...plan to pay interest on small savings accounts. Castro has also dropped hints in recent months about resuming trade with the U S which had been an overpowering force in the Cuban economy until Washington imposed a total embargo in the early 1960s. Washington's reply: no deal unless Cuba withdraws its troops from Africa...
...authority of the elected Palestinian council to purely administrative matters. The Egyptians believe the agreement called for broader powers for the Palestinians, including legislative and judicial authority. The Egyptians seem to be losing hope of convincing the Palestinians that they should join the negotiations; but they firmly believe that unless some do, the talks cannot succeed...
Since 85% of Colombia's estimated 26,725-ton illegal crop is exported for American use, any plan to legalize the growing of marijuana in Colombia would be politically unwise unless consumption was first legalized in the U.S. This kind of joint venture seems highly unlikely in he near future, so Samper's entire plan may indeed go up in smoke...
...colleges, professional schools, and professions people end up in, we all have a right to know what the exams mean," Ed Hanley, a Nader employee who lobbied for the truth-in-testing bill in Albany last year, says. Obviously, though, the right-to-know issue wouldn't be vital unless there was some hint the tests weren't worthwhile. "This will enable us to resolve once and for all the debate over what the tests are good for," Hanley says...