Word: weakens
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...faded greatly as reapportionment engendered by the Supreme Court's one-man, one-vote decision has made legislatures increasingly responsive to urban and suburban needs. Further redistricting on the basis of the 1970 census should create more city and suburban seats in legislatures; that would further weaken the chance of an anti-city bias in the spending of shared federal revenues...
...pioneering sociologist Edward Wester-marck observed that "marriage rests in the family and not the family in marriage." The corollary used to be that the family existed for many practical purposes beyond love. To base it so heavily on love?including the variable pleasures of sexual love?is to weaken its stability...
...These guys may not be starters right away," Malin said, "but they can provide a strong 10- or 15-minute substitution that will not weaken the first-team effort...
Nixon could still wage a vigorous fight against the Mills bill in the Senate. If it passes, he would do well to veto it, even at the price of delaying an increase in Social Security benefits. If the bill becomes law, he could use the "national interest" clause to weaken the trigger mechanism. The President's waffling so far, however, leaves scant hope that he will do any of these things. If he does not. the black comedy could become a horror story...
...break any of the currency regulations. The black-market exchange rate for Western money will be much higher than the official rate, but a violation could weaken your position as a negotiator. Also, leave the local girls alone; they probably report to the secret police...