Word: calling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...offers it. You know Arok's master is putting words in his mouth from across the room through a microphone in an attache´ case-sized control panel, but you find yourself interviewing him with stiff formality. You know his name is Arok, but you want to call him sir. Your palms grow moist, and the room suddenly seems very small. When you point out with exaggerated amiability that his digital watch is an hour slow, he snaps, "That's Mars time, dummy." He does not suffer mortals gladly...
...Brademas, the Democratic whip and a leader of the pro-Greek lobby, was fighting to keep the embargo. At this point, he had a lone vote in reserve. Opposing him was Democratic Floor Leader James Wright of Texas, who had already used up most of the "sleepers" he could call on to vote for the resumption of arms sales to Turkey. Brademas played his last card and Wright matched him; the tally...
Wright began calling several dozen Democratic Congressmen to enlist their support. He said later, "A lot of them wanted the lifting of the embargo to pass, but they didn't want to vote for it." With an election only three months away, most Congressmen preferred not to antagonize the influential Greek lobby. But by the time the issue hit the House floor, Wright had a list of 16 Democrats whom he could call on if necessary to back the President...
...Neill, the decision to dismiss Griffin had already leaked out. When the Speaker asked Moore about the rumors, he replied: "There is going to be a showdown, and the President is going to back Solomon." O'Neill asked specifically whether it was true that Solomon was going to call in Griffin the next day and fire him. "I don't know what you're talking about," Moore said. "I don't see how it can be done. Solomon is in New York, and he's going to California...
...posters drew howls from ruling Labor Party benches in the House of Commons-thereby letting the opposition Conservatives know they had struck a raw nerve or two. The Tories had fired the first salvo in an undeclared campaign for the election that Prime Minister James Callaghan is expected to call some time in the autumn...