Word: yielded
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...closest thing to a scientist we have had in the White House since Thomas Jefferson. It may yet prove to be both a strength and a handicap. He moves with ease in the world where there are immutable laws of action and response, where figures line up and yield answers without argument, without any need for cajolery and bourbon. Much of his trouble in the mystical arena of political leadership arises when he tries to apply these bloodless principles to human power and pride...
...ideas will be accepted. Indeed, officials fear pending decisions may go the wrong way. The Administration, for example, may restrict imports of Citizens Band radios, which will push up prices. Postal workers are expected to demand a substantial pay increase when their contract expires in July; the Government may yield. Carter has refused to support a congressional move to roll back huge increases in Social Security taxes scheduled to start next year. And the President so far has tended to view regulatory decisions in an isolated, case-by-case way, rather than weighing their inflationary impact. Further, he seems...
...wealth. We consume one-third of all the energy, one-third of the food, and enjoy one-half of the world's income. Can a disparity like this last? I think much of the news in the next 50 years is going to turn on whether we yield to the inevitable graciously or vindictively...
However, this was not to be the day that would yield a fine end to Everet's return to the circuit. Suffering from an increasingly poor first serve, which all but deserted her in the final set, and a continued inability to connect successfully from the forehand side, Evert's hopes dwindled...
...yield among accepted students in this middle income range was about ten percentage points lower than the yield for other income levels, and the PLP has helped raise the yield a few points closer to the average yield of about 73 per cent...