Word: attempted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Still, swearing is nothing to be ashamed of. It is a harmless way for anyone to release feelings of anger and recklessness. But swearing and then lying about it break two, not just one, of society's mores. In his attempt to fabricate an artificially pure image of himself, Reagan reverted to the fantasy world of a Hollywood sound stage instead of facing up to what was hardly a controversial...
...unable to continue to work with the P.L.O. leaders "until such time as their word becomes their bond, characterized by commitment, credibility and constancy." The sympathies of West Bank Palestinians were torn, as always, between Hussein and the P.L.O. Some hoped, as did the Israelis, that Hussein might attempt another initiative in league with the local leadership of the occupied territories. But Hussein gave every indication last week that he would still abide by the Arab states' Rabat resolution of 1974, recognizing the P.L.O. as "the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people...
...support for Dean and her followers. Unlike the miners, who attracted considerable sympathy during their strike, the printers are perceived by the public as overpaid and underworked. "Fleet Street is one of the great bastions of Luddism," observed a senior government official. "The print unions, which have rejected every attempt to adapt to the future, are now washed up on a very lonely shore...
...most important issues in the world, ranging from Soviet foreign policy to the impact of declining oil prices, and pesters the CIA with an average of two requests a week for highly detailed analyses of those issues. To many in the CIA, all this looks like an attempt to make Durenberger rather than Casey the effective head of the agency; the two are barely on speaking terms...
What all the congressional pressure for more disclosure has accomplished so far is as difficult to evaluate as everything else about the CIA. The agency has called off some dubious operations that aroused strong opposition from the watchdog committees; one example was an attempt to destabilize the Marxist government of Suriname in South America. More generally, for good or ill, the CIA seems unable to keep any sizable operation truly secret anymore: ! U.S. bankrolling of the contra rebels in Nicaragua leaked out swiftly, and the Administration and Congress are now debating quite overtly the amount and type of "covert...