Word: assessed
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Mobutu rose to power in part because of his native ability as a leader and orator and his physical courage in the face of danger, qualities that impressed the CIA and other sponsors. "I was given a number of individuals to spot and assess," recalls Larry Devlin, the CIA agent who guided Mobutu in the early 1960s. "Even though he was only 29 at the time, everyone who saw him recognized his intelligence and personal presence; he acted like an African leader -- understanding his supporters as well as his opponents; he was the best political mind on the scene." Mobutu...
...able to really assess Clinton'sinaugural until we see him in retrospect," saidVanderbilt University professor Erwin Hargrove."Inaugurals are a portent for the futurepresidency...
Before the Brown fiasco, Harvard had hoped to race into winter break undefeated and improving at the same steady rate it had been all season. Now Harvard will try to regroup this weekend and assess its progress...
Topics of the morning session include computer-assisted surgery, vaccines to combat dental cavities and AIDS, new agents to halt tissue destruction and techniques to assess dental implants...
Freed also says that politics and competitive sports rely on similar principles. Whether he's competing against Jerry Brown or the Brown Bears, Freed says he has learned how to assess an opponent and plan strategy...