Word: use
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...that contains such combinations as "rhythm," "syzygy" and "gnathic," and in which gh, ph and ff can all sound alike, I don't see what the fuss is about. But then, conversion to the metric system hasn't progressed well, even though it too is easier to use...
...limited in relation to the total number of problems that exist in the world. We have to be thoughtful in choosing our involvements. Secondly, if we get involved, we must prevail. There are no awards for losers." Anthony Lake, director of the State Department's policy planning staff, uses more cautious phrasing: "What Viet Nam should have taught us is to be very clear-eyed about our interests and the situations we are getting into when we use our military power. It should not have taught us that we should never use our power. We should be very careful...
Indeed, the statistics indicate that Viet Nam-era vets are not doing so badly. Their median income is higher than that of nonveterans in the same age group. At least 65% have used the G.I. Bill to further their education; only 51% made use of it after World War II. The unemployment rate for veterans 25 to 29, however, is 7.7%, vs. a 5.5% overall average for that age group...
...reported in the Iranian press, testimony at the trials has been sometimes startling, often moving. Khalatbari, a venerable intellectual who was charged with allowing SAVAK and CIA agents to use his foreign ministry as a cover, insisted that he was only following orders-a defense heard often at the trials. Khalatbari also raised a damning but unproven charge against the Shah, who, he said, "used to commit treason. He killed a few people with his own hands...
...toughly worded statement read on prime-time television in South Africa, Prime Minister P.W. Botha announced the expulsion of several members of the American mission in Pretoria for "aerial espionage." A grim-faced Botha told South Africans that a twin-engine Beechcraft turboprop used by U.S. Am bassador William B. Edmondson had been "converted for use as a spy plane by the installation of an aerial-survey camera under the seat of the copilot." The Prime Minister charged that "the embassy air craft was engaged in a systematic pro gram of photography of vast areas of South Africa, including some...