Word: bolds
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...were, Gorbachev's major coup was pushing through a scheme to slash and rearrange the Central Committee bureaucracy from some 20 departments to at least six. That streamlining sent a clear message to conservatives that the party chief was determined to pick up the pace of perestroika and make bold changes at the very top. Said Gorbachev on Saturday, at a special session of the 1,500-member Supreme Soviet (parliament) called to ratify the party changes: "The people understand our difficulties but demand more decisive and energetic efforts...
...bunch of bright, gracious people, who reinvent the wheel." Until the exiled John Sasso was summoned back on Labor Day weekend to become the de facto head of a triumvirate that includes campaign manager Susan Estrich and chairman Paul Brountas, the Dukakis camp was hobbled by lack of bold strategic planning. Even now, as Sasso belatedly tries to assemble a Democratic all-star squad, he is hard pressed to match the fast-break pace of Baker's disciplined band of G.O.P. playmakers...
...round the world. Instead, the critical naval battle in Chesapeake Bay and Washington's victory (with essential French aid) over Cornwallis at Yorktown are presented in the context of political decisions and misjudgments made thousands of miles across the Atlantic. Young America produced an unusual number of intelligent and bold leaders, but, to Tuchman, the success of its war of independence rested largely on the outcome of European struggles for colonies and commerce...
...field, the Soviets dazzled and wowed with their daring assortment of triple flips on the vault, the rings, the high bar and the floor. And they also drew appreciative applause for their consistently solid performances, technical superiority and bold originality, outscoring every team on every apparatus. Even the weakest Soviets introduced elements never before seen in Olympic competition. If the all-around did not restrict each team to just three entrants, all six Soviets would have made it to the competition. "They are the absolute masters," conceded Mike Jacki, executive director of the U.S. Gymnastics Federation. "It's like...
...lacking a leader. We need a forceful, bold leader," said one law student. "We need someone charismatic who can inspire and mend the divisions in Harvard...