Word: wanes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...whom? Arab unity has been shattered. Despite the ferocious anti-Sadat rhetoric of the rejectionists, it is they who are isolated, not Egypt, so long as moderate Arabs back the quest for peace. For the moment, the influence of Yasser Arafat and his Palestine Liberation Organization is on the wane. In trying to cope with the conflicting demands of his constituency, Arafat declined to seize the moment, refused to join in the peace process. Jimmy Carter all but read the P.L.O. out of a settlement when he denounced it as "completely negative." In desperation, moderate Palestinians may eventually be willing...
...continuity of Mass PIRG's efforts during the year and over the years explains much of its success. Unlike many, if not most, activist student groups, Mass PIRG does not wax and wane according to the time of the year. It has staying power because the student members of PIRG hire (and fire if necessary) professionals--lawyers, economists, MBAs, and public health experts who carry through projects when students are occupied with exams, papers and vacations. When students move out of the state at the conclusion of their undergraduate studies, the staff is there to see that other students carry...
...shape of a new world community is yet to be defined." The old order, based largely on military power and nationalism, is giving way to "a technetronic age" in which there will be increasing emphasis on economic development and social justice. The old East-West ideological struggle will wane in importance; the North-South struggle for control of vital raw materials will gain in importance. In this emerging world, according to Brzezinski, "military power by itself will no longer dictate the ability of a nation to influence political, social and cultural developments...
Even with a slide in output of goods and services, inflation is not likely to wane. The Administration has reckoned that living costs for the year would rise an average of 6.5%. But last week the Government reported that in June consumer prices continued to rise at the high May annual rate-7.4%. The main factor: higher price tags on processed foods such as dairy items and canned goods. Further dimming prospects for price relief, U.S. Steel, the industry leader, unexpectedly announced last week that it would raise prices on structural shapes and tin mill products...
...1940s wane, so do the bands...