Word: aimless
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvard dominated most of the match, especially the second half when the rain let up, utilizing its superior ball control and aggressive loose ball play. The Polar Bears relied on aimless upfield boots, while the Crimson, despite the slippery ball which often skidded unexpectedly on the wet field, worked the ball on the ground with sure-footed dribbling and pretty give...
Despite the budget snipping under way at the White House, Taylor fears that the Reagan Administration may yet launch an orgy of aimless military buying and building that will weaken us economically. He worries about stockpiling mountains of weapons for a surprise nuclear salvo that is the least likely of conflicts. Meanwhile, the nation might be left unprepared for small, sharp fights that could paralyze us by cutting off oil or scarce minerals. Taylor notes that OPEC price increases shook the foundation of NATO and diminished American power as much as some Soviet military improvements...
...frenzied and reckless campaigns for ideological purity in China. Though the more moderate post-Mao leadership in Peking had repeatedly promised not to resume such repression, the official press has recently bristled with attacks on people who are said to hold "corrosive, erroneous ideas" and to fan "aimless, evil winds." Having lived through the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976 and other waves of terror against individualism, many Chinese are bracing themselves for a new political campaign designed to impose obedience to the Communist Party's dictates...
...resolution condemning Israel for its bombing of Iraq's nuclear reactor. The sniping infuriated not only Kirkpatrick but the White House as well. It deeply embarrassed Haig and provided more ammunition for both domestic and foreign critics who feel that the Administration's foreign policy is aimless in substance and disorganized in execution...
...pound of cocaine he picked up at a Philadelphia drop-off site, and Chrissie is a mindless, though benevolent, sucker who babbles about reincarnation and defends Joe's dealing by remarking "Dope's all right--dope is for everyone!" Malle's Atlantic City seems to suck all the aimless and the brainless from everywhere across America to itself, gathering them in this sinkhole so they can leech off each other...