Word: aims
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...when tensions were mounting dangerously in the Middle East and when issues ranging from Central America to arms control demanded his attention. Haig's detractors, both in and out of the Government, argued that the main job of the Secretary of State was to set broad policy, an aim the Administration has yet to fulfill. Britain and Argentina, on the other hand, welcomed Haig's personal involvement because he provided an influential-indeed the only-channel between them...
...aim has been to make The Globe a cheerful, attractive and useful newspaper that would enter the homes as a kindly, helpful friend of the family. My temperament has always led me to dwell on the virtues of men and institutions rather than upon their faults and limitations. My disposition has always been to build up rather than to join in tearing down. My ideal for The Globe has always been that it should help men, women and children to get some of the sunshine of life, to be better and happier because of The Globe...
...vessel naval task force, carrying more than 2,000 troops, began to assemble off the British coast. Its orders were to proceed to the South Atlantic and establish a blockade of the islands. The navy's aim was to peacefully evacuate the Argentine invaders and restore British sovereignty. But Defense Secretary John Nott declared on Sunday that Britain was prepared to fight to regain control of the islands. Argentina's President, General Leopoldo Fortunate Galtieri, warned that his nation would not retreat and that, if attacked, would "present battle with all the means at its disposal...
Readers who cannot solve these riddles represent an even rarer species than the Mockery. But the author's aim is not suspense or, in the end, farce. Despite some antic set pieces and a detailed sense of place, the naturalist declares his true intention in a Tailpiece-translation: public service commercial. "If you have found the book amusing," says Durrell, "and if you appreciate the fact that the world, and its wildlife, is being steadily and ruthlessly decimated ... I wonder if you would like to help us ... at the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust?" The proposal is irregular, but Durrell...
...different combinations for different effects. There is no set Armani mood, just as there is no consistent Armani image or typical Armani customer. "I don't have in mind either a tall person or a short person, ugly or beautiful, jet set or middle class," Armani says. "I aim at a client who dresses from individual choice, not imposed fashion, and not simply because something was designed by Armani." Snaps Bergé: "I'm in the fashion business, and even I can't tell you what an Armani man or woman is." That is just the point...