Word: commandeering
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cementing loyalties to certain "elite" forces which fought with particular bravery against them, the famed Gurkhas being the best example. These Indian units, often led by British officers, fought around the world for the British Empire throughout the century before 1947. The importance of this experience, under British command and training, for the future armed forces of free India cannot be overestimated. Many of the officers and traditions of these elite units were transferred en masse to the vastly expanded native Indian forces created during the British mobilization for both World Wars...
...quickest description of the new people, Democratic and Republican alike, was "the baby-boom generation." When the veterans of the "good war" of 1941-45 came home, nature worked its seduction on them. The first command of nature was to find a mate, then to find a job, then a home, preferably in the suburbs, where they could raise children. The result of the mating urge was a biological explosion. From a national birth rate of 18.8 per thousand before the war, the youngsters pushed the number up to 26.6 per thousand in 1947. There were 2.4 million babies...
...real estate income has dropped ("Who wants to be partners with somebody knowing the deal's going to be all over the papers?" Ferraro asks). She is considering writing a book about her unique campaign experience. Such a work could prove both illuminating and profitable. She can expect to command large fees for speeches (perhaps $10,000, an aide estimates). She may join a high-paying law firm. But if her husband were to be indicted, concedes one close aide, "it would be a heavy blow to her career. If he were convicted, it could well be fatal...
Unlike many of his colleagues. Weaver is reluctant to consult with authors about obscurities in their books, or even to show them his work in progress, unless they have perfect command of English. He has good reasons. Five years ago, one author complained that Weaver had used the word cot instead...
...only works subject to constant reinterpretation. Some modern books have gone through several translations. Alexander Solzhenitsyn, dissatisfied with some of the first English versions of his works, insisted upon new ones as soon as he emigrated to the U.S. Other demanding authors, who possess a greater command of foreign tongues, have decided that self-translation is best. Nabokov, whose early work was written in Russian, rendered Laughter in the Dark into English. He also turned Lolita, which was written in English, into Russian. Samuel Beckett, an Irishman who writes mostly in French, has translated his plays, Waiting for Godot, Endgame...