Word: weakens
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Since Navy lacks rebounding strength and has good shooting guards-6' Jack Conrad and 6' 3" Richard Buff, it runs a shuffle offense that involves numerous picks to free backcourt men for jump shots. If Harvard anticipates these screens and picks, it should be able to weaken the Midshipmen's scoring threats...
...losing fight on the nomination of South Carolina Judge Clement Haynsworth to the Supreme Court was a clear warning that he cannot expect help from moderate and liberal Republicans on any strategy, "Southern" or otherwise, that might offend their own constituents. The Administration's proposal to weaken voting rights legislation as desired by Southern states stalled after passing the House, but may succeed in the second session. On the other hand, the Administration united with liberals last week to save its "Philadelphia Plan" for expanding construction-job opportunities for Negroes (see BUSINESS). Cabinet officials reversed themselves on an amendment...
Credit controls, the President complained in a rebuke to Congress, "would take the nation a long step toward a directly controlled economy and would weaken the will for needed fiscal and financial discipline." That admonition is unlikely to quiet the cry for credit restrictions unless the Federal Reserve soon begins to ease its monetary squeeze. Despite the Reserve Board's good intentions, the Government's money policy simply does not distribute the supply of borrowable money equitably...