Word: blend
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...budget-paring skills as Director of the Office of Management and Budget earned him the nickname "Cap the Knife." The two men, who have become warm personal friends over the years, mirror each other's qualities: a mellow California poise combined with a wide streak of stubbornness. The blend gives each man his air of serenity and self-assurance...
...greater stake hi De la Madrid's success than the U.S. Never in more than a half-century has the U.S. faced even the faintest threat of political instability or hostility along either of its two long, undefended borders. That prospect, no matter how remote, has inspired a blend of acute concern and well-intentioned sympathy for Mexico's plight. Says U.S. Ambassador to Mexico John Gavin: "We want Mexico to be free, and we want Mexico to be prosperous. Why? Enlightened self-interest...
...martial art of Japanese and Korean origins, Kung Fu is "largely external, with a graceful blend of a hard style and internal meditation style," Crane said...
...Mississippi since Reconstruction. The integration of the public schools, which took place in 1970, is working beyond one's most sanguine hopes in those areas where the black population is less than 50%; it is a different story in the counties of the Delta. Mississippi today is a blend of the relentless and the abiding...
...coach, favors a modified Rebel flag with "Ole Miss" or "U.M." superimposed on the venerable Stars and Bars. This proposal is gaining wide favor. As for Dixie, the Ole Miss band, which has many black performers, has perfected a number, called From Dixie with Love, that is a stirring blend of Dixie and The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Their rendition would touch the soul of a Massachusetts abolitionist...