Word: vitality
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...archaic concept, a trick to shut the Gentile's mouth." Talmon argued that similarly limited autonomy plans had never worked in the past and charged that the government's territorial and settlement policy not only contributed to the corruption of the Israeli people but also violated "the vital Zionist aimpeace with our neighbors." Branding Begin "an obstacle in his nation's way," Talmon called for the Premier's immediate resignation...
...event of attack. But the ranking U.S. military commanders in Europe, Army General Frederick J. Kroesen and Air Force General John W. Pauly, strongly disagree. In a forceful and unusual joint statement submitted to Congress, the generals argued that their presence is "a principal stabilizing influence" and "vital to the. continuing health and readiness of our commands...
Perhaps the most damaging effect of this overreaction has been a detraction of attention from such vital issues as the affirmative action program, the Afro-American Studies Department, and the newly-proposed Third World Center. It would be a shame if the true needs of Black students at Harvard are overlooked because of any alienation caused by this overreaction. Nathan Berkovits
...afraid to say that the council was weak on this issue. I told my colleagues that in view of our vital need for stability and central government authority, the council's decision to take custody of the hostages must be enforced. They passed the buck to me and took cover themselves...
...Carter had picked up the first-ever endorsement of a presidential candidate from the National Education Association (NEA), the nation's most influential lobby for primary education, in return for his promise to build the department. Those who represented post-secondary education interests feared that, given the NEA's vital role in establishing the department and a Secretary who came from the primary sector, higher education's pleas might be ignored. Carter had to avoid alienating the NEA, however, which saw the Department as a down-payment for a 1980 endorsement. In the end, he picked the wisest and most...