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Word: apted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Though he is a workaholic who puts in 14-hour days at the office, Baker exudes serenity. He is apt to crack jokes at his daily 7:30 a.m. staff meeting and has started a "most outrageous tie" competition, encouraging the driven and serious topsides of the campaign to try to outdo one another in flaunting garish neckwear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cool Texan: Master of the Game | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

...Your Script Is Showing. The first half of the debate is apt to be as overchoreographed as a Las Vegas floor show. But as the candidates tire, their game plans will begin to unravel. "The human nature of the candidates means that they can't hold a script in their minds for more than half an hour," explains Communications Professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson, co-author of Presidential Debates. "The problem is that viewers tend to get inattentive at just the point that the debate gets revealing." Award 1 point for each answer that makes sense in the first half-hour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Debate Scorecard | 9/26/1988 | See Source »

...Ersatz Emotion Commotion. Neither Bush nor Dukakis is known for volcanic temperament, so it is safe to assume that all outbursts are concocted by a drama coach. The problem is that feigned passion plays well on television and is apt to be endlessly repeated on the post-debate newscasts. The solution: if the candidates get mad, the scorecard gets even. Deduct 5 points for each angry response, 10 if the candidate refers to his family...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Debate Scorecard | 9/26/1988 | See Source »

...career concerns are typical for a school of government, like Harvard's, which boasts of its hands-on training. Faculty members note that there is a dual effect of such a mission: the K-School becomes the home of politicians who are out of office, and such administrators are apt to be looking for other jobs when the political winds change...

Author: By Eric S. Solowey, | Title: Jeep to Washington | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

...Dennis Conner's Stars & Stripes grimly fended off a rogue challenge for the jug, outsailing New Zealand in a pair of yawners off San Diego. Nearly the only exciting development was the fact that Stars & Stripes flew sponsors' logos, a Cup first. One of them, Diet Pepsi, was an apt choice for a low-calorie affair that was an embarrassing mismatch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Cat's Cup | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

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