Word: acquaintanceship
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This type of man is particularly difficult to shake loose after one or two meetings, because simply by going out with him a woman has created her own personal Frankenstein--someone who mistakes acquaintanceship for acceptance, and politeness for affection...
...with no formal diplomatic background was chosen for the top foreign policy job in an Administration already woefully lacking in international expertise. "Relative to the rest of the Administration, Shultz has had experience," says former Senator J. William Fulbright. "He brings to the office an enormous personal acquaintanceship with heads of state around the world," says New York's Citicorp Chairman Walter Wriston...
...Mozart forbid, share the same spotlight. Says Sills: "We still don't know if Tito asked Joan first and told her I had said yes, or asked me first and told me she had said yes." But they got on "like sisters," reports Sutherland. "I only hope this acquaintanceship continues." Sills, in her new role as director of the New York City Opera, quickly made sure of that-by inviting her sister soprano to come and be her guest star "any time she likes." -By Claudia Wallis