Word: vitalize
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...argument in favor of proceeding apace with Alaskan development is that the U.S. desperately needs energy. "Prohibiting development of ANWR will not eliminate the risk of future spills," says the American Petroleum Institute. "It will only ensure that the country is deprived of a potentially large source of petroleum vital to its economy and its energy security." That same argument was used by President Bush in his budget message to Congress...
...conduit for most of Nepal's commodities in exchange for its loyalty. Now the tiny nation with a harsh if spectacular terrain has offended its big neighbor, and India has not only refused to renew trade and transit agreements that expired last month but closed down eleven of 22 vital transit routes. Most of Nepal's necessities, including petroleum products and hospital oxygen, normally traverse these roads. Though New Delhi is permitting goods to cross the border, shortages are forcing the government to impose strict limits on the sale of gasoline and kerosene. Last week the rationing sparked the worst...
...state and federal cuts are approved, a significant increase in the tax support of the hospital will be required to maintain the hospital's increasingly vital role in the community," he added...
...retreat and pretend once again not to see them. "The notion that Ligachev or anyone else can bring perestroika to a halt now simply does not square with reality," says Soviet economist Gavril Popov. "Empty store shelves and housing problems have made the process difficult, but something absolutely vital has taken place in Russian terms: a change in our way of thinking...
Unfortunately none of these myriad issues came out in the Times, which was too busy throwing insults to step back and take a serious look at the issue. This major press institution had an opportunity to address a vital question about the appropriate role of the press in society, and it failed...