Word: bondingly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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ISRAEL was never supposed to be just another nation. Its creation in 1948 signified the triumph of the Jewish people over centuries of oppression and the perseverance of Jewish morals amidst persistent bigotry. Israel was to be a democracy in the chaotic Middle East, a haven for and common bond between Jews across the world, a "light unto the nations...
...candidate himself than with poor strategy, inept aides, stylized debates, TV commercials or even George Bush. Dukakis is a decent, rational, hardworking man, dedicated to public service and the common good. But he never understood the office he sought. The presidency requires a leader who can forge an emotional bond with the people and act as a vehicle for their aspirations. Dukakis is no dreamer. His visions run to high-speed trains from New York City to Boston, not spaceships to distant planets. Forever cerebral, he proved unable to reach into his gut to discover his emotions, the heartland...
Talks then stalled over KKR's insistence that Drexel Burnham Lambert manage the buyout's junk-bond financing. KKR contends that only Drexel has the savvy to sell the record $5 billion in high-yield bonds that is needed. But RJR Nabisco's managers are concerned that the buyout could be jeopardized if Drexel and Michael Milken, its junk-bond wizard, are indicted for securities fraud, which is expected to occur soon...
...offers a free car to a Clarkson fan who can shoot a puck from the middle of the hockey rink through a small hole in the net during one of the intermissions. Also, a seat number is announced at every game and a local bank offers a $50 savings bond to a fan sitting in that seat--if the fan is wearing Clarkson green and gold...
...able to make a empathetic connection with the people. In his biography of Kennedy, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. speaks of how when Kennedy visited Harlem or Watts he felt that the poor children were his children, and he shared their pain, their anguish, and their outrage. That emotional bond helped Kennedy mobilize thousands of previously disaffected voters to his campaign...