Word: aimed
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...Many...were of the opinion that the positionof the reading period just before... examinationsis rather unfortunate, since this over-emphasizesthe examinations as the chief aim of the readingperiods and also causes students to use thereading periods largely as a time for review andpreparation for the course examinations," thecommittee report said...
...Eastern version of the tournament promises to do its part to realize this aim. It will feature both some of the best teams in the country, and some of the most hallowed rivalries...
...Quayle is trying to reintroduce himself, and Round 2 is looking no more auspicious. In a book to be published this week, Quayle takes aim at two potential rivals -- former Secretary of State James Baker and former Housing Secretary Jack Kemp -- as well as the high command of the 1992 Bush re- election campaign. Reports of the coming broadsides left veteran Republican operatives wondering once more about Quayle's judgment. "It's not reintroduction," said a top Republican consultant. "It's self-immolation. He's poured gas on himself and touched...
...first one, involving the "sweeps," as they're called, is really about values. Taking dead aim at the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against "unreasonable" and warrantless searches, the President, who once taught constitutional law, wants the concept of reasonableness balanced to conform with today's conditions. "There are many rights ((guaranteed by)) our laws . . . but ((victims)) have certain rights that we are letting slip away," says Clinton. "They include the right to go out to the playground and the right to walk to the corner without fear of gunfire, the right to go to school safely...
Sixty years after Disney introduced the Mickey Mouse watch, Eisner & Co. has perfected Walt's theory: everything sells everything else. Disney movies bring customers into the stores, where they are exposed to a promotional blitz of products and wall videos that aim to recycle folks back to the parks and theaters. "This summer," says Eisner, "the stores will be geared to our new animated feature, The Lion King. You can also buy tickets for the park there. You can learn about the Disney Channel. It's all woven together." The Greeks had a word for it: $ynergy...