Word: boosterous
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...Republicans' leading candidate is the treaty's biggest booster, and on this issue George Bush's often criticized loyalty to Ronald Reagan could be a bonus. During the debate, he forcefully reminded his rivals that, as a top Administration official, he had read every word of the agreement. "Bush is being a knowledgeable statesman on the issue," said his campaign spokesman Peter Teeley, "while the others look like extra-chromosome types...
...momentum for the spacecraft by utilizing the gravitational fields of Venus and the earth. This "slingshot" routing became necessary when NASA officials decided that the rocket originally scheduled to boost the craft from a shuttle cargo bay could pose a hazard; it was replaced with a safer solid-fuel booster. Another change in plans involved putting extra gold sheeting on the Galileo spacecraft because of the scheduled pass close to the superhot atmosphere of Venus...
...victory was a big confidence booster for the Crimson (now 2-2) after the cagers were humiliated by Boston College Tuesday night. The squad's defense--which gave up the most points ever in Harvard hoop history to the Eagles--shut down the Wildcats...
...moment, or is he really orchestrating one of the world's most momentous changes? In their first two encounters, Reagan found Gorbachev's eyes questioning but not hostile, his remarks at times sharp but not irrational. In his new book, Perestroika, Gorbachev comes out as a Reagan booster. The Reykjavik summit "marked a turning point in world history," writes Gorbachev. "This ((East-West)) dialogue has now broken free of the confusion of technicalities, of data comparisons and political arithmetic." That is right down Reagan's uncluttered alley...
...Moscow it began with an overcast sky that brightened briefly before being darkened by thunderclouds. In the Arctic Ocean, the nuclear-powered icebreaker Sibir was cruising toward the scientific station North Pole 27. In Central Asia scientists secretly tested the 170 million-h.p. Energia booster rocket, the world's most powerful. Through the day, photographers scoured areas once strictly off limits. Some places remained out-of-bounds: military academies were accessible; most military installations were...