Word: aims
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Four times John Catliff took aim on the Columbia goal, and four times his shots found the twine...
...Pinochet, Chile's four-man military junta will choose a single presidential candidate, who will then run in a yes-or-no national plebiscite and, if the electorate endorses him, serve until 1997. Three of the four junta members have so far avoided naming Pinochet as their choice. The aim of last week's well-orchestrated rally was to convince them of his support among the masses...
...almost the same time, however, Kiszczak announced that some 3,000 opposition activists had been interrogated by police. The aim, he said, was "to convince the people that their clandestine activities made no sense. We told them, 'Enough of this game.' " No one was arrested, but the questioning could have a chilling effect. Kiszczak admitted that the amnesty had taken account of the "humanitarian intention" of the Roman Catholic Church after Poland's bishops had appealed for release of political prisoners and constitutional guarantees of basic freedoms. With Solidarity effectively thwarted, and many members of the opposition being grilled about...
...also expanded. Simon had gone down to Lafayette, La., for the goofy good times of That Was Your Mother and out to California, where he recorded All Around the World or The Myth of Fingerprints with Los Lobos, a terrific Mexican- American band of rockers. He knew his aim had to be dead true this time out. "If I miss in the direction of head, I risk being obscure or pretentious," he reflects. "If I miss in the direction of heart, I risk being sentimental. I dread both. I dance in the penumbra. That's the thrill. When...
...that Honda enjoyed the country's highest customer-satisfaction rating, edging out even luxurious Mercedes-Benz. The latest manifestation of Honda's vaulting ambitions is its bold entry into the U.S. luxury-car market. Well established in the so-called yuppie market with its comfortable Accord, the company takes aim with its latest entry, the Acura, at such upscale trademarks as BMW and Saab...