Word: weak
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...Suez and the Shah proclaimed himself the guardian of the Persian Gulf, the U.S.Iranian connection has been a textbook case of what diplomats call "clientitis"-the fallacy of mistaking an ally's interests for one's own. The U.S. failed to see that the Shah was weak simply because it had long been a principle of policy, and therefore an article of faith, that the Shah must be strong. Said one Cabinet member last week: "For years our intelligence was dominated by our policy, and our policy was dominated by wishful thinking." In other words, analysts tend...
...industry and causing the public to lose confidence in American farm products." The meat industry has sued to block her order that nitrite levels in bacon must be sharply reduced, from 150 parts per million now to 40 parts per million next year. Still, Nader found the order too weak and roasted her for caving in to the food industry...
Leslie Greis, who led last year's squad in scoring with 14.3 points a game, did not try out this time around, and her absence under the hoop could leave a weak spot in the Crimson offense...
...only dignity in the film comes from Ellen Burstyn, who skillfully recreates her stage role. Playing the part originated by Charles Grodin, Alda gives a surprisingly weak performance: his usual warmth is vitiated by too many shrill farcical tantrums. Still, it's hard to blame an actor for this debacle. The only way to win playing Same Time, Next Year is to refuse to play...
Today's excessive regulation is not only painful, it is also un necessary. Straitjacket rules imposed by a bulging bureaucracy lift unemployment, slow technical progress, reduce U.S. competitiveness in the world, hamper exports and thus further weak en the dollar. The imperial regulatory juggernaut has clearly gone too far and, in an inflationary and recession-threatening age, the nation can no longer afford the luxury of costly and in efficient Government control...