Word: worsens
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Saudi Arabia. More to the point, the U.S. and the West have a deep interest in maintaining stability in Saudi Arabia itself. Akins and others agreed that the U.S. could not let the Saudis and their oil fall into hostile hands. The country has some forbidding problems that could worsen in the years ahead. Though it does not engage in the kind of police terror that made the Shah so detested, the country is riddled with the same kind of corruption, which could eventually stir social resentment. Akins and others thought that the U.S. was asking too much of Saudi...
...which is expected to average 8% this year as measured by the Consumer Price Index. Robert Nathan, who heads an economic consulting firm in Washington, thinks the rate may come down a point or so next year, but he is the board's optimist. Sprinkel believes inflation may actually worsen a little next year; the others see little or no change. And inflation will keep the dollar in trouble; Monetary Expert Robert Triffin thinks it may steady in the next six months, but plunge again...
...While U.S. and Chinese officials furiously scribbled notes, Brzezinski in his staccato voice outlined the American view of global problems, particularly concerning Soviet moves in Africa and the Middle East. He described Soviet policies in Africa as "stupid" and predicted that Moscow's relations on the continent would worsen. Pulling out maps and multicolored charts, he analyzed the world strategic balance, insisting that the U.S. was growing stronger, while world political and social trends were running against the Soviets. He even briefed his hosts on new U.S. weapons systems. His point was to show that the SALT talks between...
More ominously, the production of the neutron bomb furnishes the Pentagon with the option of a tactical skirmish that could easily escalate into a full-scale strategic war. Besides increasing the nuclear threat confronting our society, deployment of the weapon will only worsen relations with the Soviet Union and make a farce of all disarmament talks. With all these adverse effects to consider, it is imperative that Carter maintain his heretofore tentative stand against U.S. production of the neutron bomb...
COAL. Administration officials are concerned that any coal settlement will worsen the wage spiral. Says Brill: "There are contracts for 740,000 construction workers coming up between March and June. I just hope they don't read the papers, because a lot of their wives are going to be around reminding them of that 38.8% [prospective coal wage-and-benefit increase] over three years." In addition companies will also bid up the price of nonunion coal, switch to higher-priced fuels or make up for lost work by scheduling costly overtime when the strike ends. Those moves could boost...