Word: commandeer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...doesn't take status or awards to make Ted Drury a special athlete. His skills alone would command him a six-figure paycheck in the National Hockey League, but the abundant amounts of leadership, intelligence and modesty he possesses endear himself not only to pro scouts but his friends and teammates away from...
...Parwatikar admitted that he had misdiagnosed Shaw. He blamed the prison authorities for not providing him with all Bobby's records. He told TIME, "Schizophrenics don't generally like to admit to some of the things going on underneath. I asked him if he was having command hallucinations, and he denied it." He added, "I missed the diagnosis . . . given what...
...limbic system, where movement and thought are first processed, then sent to the frontal lobes, where decision-making begins. Patients commonly imagine that people on television and in magazines are talking to them directly and personally. They become antisocial and depressed and hear aggressive voices that can sometimes command them to commit suicide -- or, on rare occasions, to kill someone. Pincus is convinced that homicidal violence only occurs when child abuse and brain damage are also part of the picture...
...cutting deals, the modern lions rely as much on suasion as brute political force, and when they have to fight dirty, they prefer the stiletto to brass knuckles. They are policy mavens who can match any calculator-toting Administration whiz kid, statistic for statistic and program for program. They command personal respect even in an institution crowded with overweening White House wannabes. And they have a far deeper and more sophisticated understanding of Washington and its folkways than most of Clinton's West Wing staff put together...
Kapralova's brief Dubnova Preludia Suite for piano is another strong work, dedicated to the pianist Rudolf Firkusny, who knew her in Paris before the war. In four short movements this collection of miniatures displays the Slavic influence of her teacher, Bohuslav Martinu, in its deft command of keyboard technique, sharp ear for piquant sonority and angular, accented melodies...