Word: vitality
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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FINALLY, DIVESTMENT is more than just an issue of morality and community at Harvard; it is still of vital importance for bringing pressure to bear on the racist regime in Pretoria. While forces within South Africa are still the primary agents of change, the government of President P.W. Botha has made significant reforms in response to international pressure, most recently announcing the demise of the hated pass laws. The role of international pressure has been crucial both in instigating such reforms and in preventing a more violent backlash against progressive forces within South Africa...
...critical role of the student divestment movement in pressuring corporations and in creating a national political consensus for Congressional sanctions against South Africa is undeniable. That role is more vital than ever...
...very substantive and constructive." His aides felt the Soviet visitor had taken the right steps toward restoring some of the momentum that has been lost since Geneva. On the other hand, U.S. officials regard the present diplomatic process as fragile. Apart from the question of whether progress on vital issues is really possible, there is the fact that the U.S. must decide shortly on whether to continue to abide by the restraints on nuclear arsenals imposed by the unratified SALT II agreement. A new Trident submarine, equipped with 24 ballistic missiles, is scheduled to begin sea trials...
Pressed on his comments later, Bush did not retreat. He felt "very, very strongly that a strong domestic oil industry is in the vital national-security interest of the U.S.," he reiterated in Bahrain. "Whether it proves to be a detriment politically, I simply couldn't care less...
...Harvard] is providing vital services to students, faculty, and the country, but I don't see why the city ought to be the one who's subsidizing it," Sullivan said. "Historically, it's a very small fraction of what the taxes would...