Word: ardor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This formidable axis would enjoy not only substantial military aid from the Soviet Union but also the enormous oil reserves of Iran and Iraq (before the war, combined output reached as high as 8 million bbl. per day) to pay for such arms. More important, Islamic revolutionary ardor could rapidly sweep through the gulf sheikdoms, as well as Saudi Arabia's oil-rich eastern province, particularly if encouraged by Khomeini militants who are so imbued with the notion of a Shi'ite holy crusade. As Iran's military machine gathers its strength at the Iraqi frontier...
Haig, a bundle of Jesuit rectitude and West Point ardor, rose to power through the smoldering remains of one political disaster after another. His intentions were not evil...
...selection of the singers to the sets and costumes. In Giulini's hands, the final masterpiece of Verdi's old age emerged not as a simple, sometimes cruel romp, but a wise, humanistic view of life's pleasures and follies. Brimming with a youthful freshness and ardor, the seamless music of Falstaff could have been written only by a man well versed in the ways of the world. Giulini's interpretation went straight to the heart of this central paradox: fleet and light when it had to be, yet suffused with touching sympathy for Shakespeare...
...potatoes and fresh peas-it took three zestless mouthfuls to bring out the shaker again." Senior Editor Timothy Foote, who edited the story and therefore "sits above the salt," is noted as a trencherman of more than fair enthusiasm. Since he worked on the cover story, his gastronomic ardor has cooled. Says he: "Now I suspect every innocent slice of Brie that comes...
...Ronald Reagan's budget allies are dropping away. Their ardor for his leadership is cooling, but in one of those quirks of politics, they still love...