Word: warranting
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With only 21% of the voters identifying themselves as Republicans in the Gallup poll, Mac Mathias is concerned that the G.O.P. may so narrow its base as to "sign its own death warrant." He sees himself as a "centrist" able to appeal to independents and middle-of-the-road voters disenchanted with both parties. But why not fight from within his own party for the nomination? Because that, he believes, would only pour "water on Reagan's wheel." The entrance of any moderate or liberal Republican would undoubtedly draw more G.O.P. votes away from Ford than Reagan, thus increasing...
...member Constituent Assembly debated whether to move to the more tranquil environs of Oporto in the north. In the end, they decided to stay in Lisbon to show they were not afraid, but they did pass a motion allowing them to meet anywhere in the country if conditions warrant. Disgruntled businessmen bitterly joked that Portugal has become a "country under self-management," and one wit painted a slogan on a Lisbon wall reading: "Anarchy, yes, but not so much...
...argued as strongly as I could, especially for Fitzsimmons, but the board decided that our performance was just not strong enough to warrant expenditure to send us," McCurdy said...
...then, so good. But what happens if situations such as these become the rule, rather than the exception? What happens if other teams take the cue from the Radcliffe hoopsters and decide that they don't care to play under their coach, even if the circumstances hardly warrant the coach's dismissal, which they apparently did in McCarthy's case...
...forces challenging Pinheiro de Azevedo's attempt to restore discipline represent a mixed bag of revolutionary groups. Their capacity for disruption is at this point much greater than their numbers would seem to warrant. The political far left (see box page 36) is made up of several fringe political parties, six of which have banded together as the United Revolutionary Front. The radical military leftists, who have organized themselves illegally into a group called Soldiers United Victorious (SUV), probably represent no more than 6% of the total armed forces. They are concentrated in the Lisbon area, and may control...