Word: weaker
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...roam the country's desert wastelands, and his piety and sincerity appealed to devout practitioners of Wahhabism, the orthodox branch of Islam unique to Saudi Arabia. Fahd, on the other hand, gained international respect for his intelligence, flexibility and informed grasp of foreign affairs. But he had much weaker ties to the tribes, and his playboy reputation in his younger years offended more traditional elements in Saudi society...
...aides note, the President has never wavered in his suspicion of Soviet intentions, nor in his belief that only a stern policy and a rapid American military buildup can induce the U.S.S.R. to negotiate seriously on arms control. As he put it to the U.N., "We refuse to become weaker while potential adversaries remain committed to their imperialist adventures." Having emphasized one aspect of his policy in Europe, Reagan evidently thought the time had come to stress the other side...
...Morgan Guaranty Trust Co., the dollar's trade-weighted value is now higher than it was in 1970. Fulfilling an agreement reached at Versailles, the Reagan Administration last week broke with its free-market doctrine, selling dollars in foreign-exchange markets in order to prop up the weaker currencies...
...potentially disastrous clash at Port Stanley, the U.S. was urging the Argentines to withdraw before the British drove them off the islands. Privately, American officials warned Buenos Aires that the U.S. could do nothing to prevent a British assault and that Argentina's bargaining position would be far weaker after a crushing military defeat...
...accord with His will... We're tired of all the hype. We want to go back to old foundations." When God speaks to Jim Bakker. He reads from George Gilder and tells Bakker to build a $100 million Heritage Total Living Center. Asked to reconcile his weaker commitment to the poor in India to his devotion to spas and hotel facilities. Bakker replied that God's generosity could accommodate both...