"A jurisdiction that acts with an intent to dilute minority voting strength is more likely to act with an intent to worsen the position of minority voters _ i . e ., an intent to retrogress _ than a jurisdiction acting with no intent to dilute, " the opinion said.
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Betty Allen, president of The Harlem School of the Arts, admittedly loathed the piece, and Grace Bumbry, who excelled in the 1985 Metropolitan Opera production as Bess, made the often cited statement : I thought it beneath me, I felt I had worked far too hard, that we had come far too far to have to retrogress to 1935.
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Referring to forces in Congress whose overwhelming votes supported Lee's request to attend the reunion, the Chinese statement said : " Let there be no doubt about this : If the U . S . administration succumbs to pressure of some pro-Taiwan elements in total disregard of the feelings of the 1.2 billion Chinese people and infringes upon the fundamental rights and interests of China, Sino-U . S . relations can only retrogress instead of making progress ."
