Word: commandeering
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Begin appeared not to have reviewed documents pertaining to the events beforehand. He said he did not learn that the Christian militiamen had been allowed by Israeli occupation forces to enter the camps until a few hours afterward at a Cabinet meeting. He also insisted that no one in command had raised the possibility that the Phalangists would harm anyone but "terrorists." Said Begin: "Nobody conceived of the danger of acts of atrocity...
Ronald Reagan emerges from the election with his ideas somewhat battered but his leadership oddly intact. He is entering one of those times of presidential paradox when the very traits that took him to the top threaten his command...
...most are Democrats, who now command 34 statehouses...
...spoken in unison, sending a clear, concise message to the White House. But the newscasters clashed bafflingly all night about what the message was. From the three networks came an erratic and sometimes puzzling performance, more melodramatic than in past elections and less informative, though the networks now command much greater resources...
...world's fanciest models to animate their laces and tweeds, boots and blue jeans, at a cost of $2,000-plus per bod per day. (Sears, Roebuck has even used Cheryl Tiegs as a cover girl.) Their photographers, including such luminaries as Victor Skrebneski and Alex Chatelain, command daily fees of $3,000 and more. A big, elegant specialty firm like Horchow's has a year-round staff of more than 100 buyers to roam the world and fill the pages with a cornucopia of objects that may range from the unique to the useful but always murmur...