Word: commit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...thing George Bush and Michael Dukakis wanted to think about last week was how often they would meet with the press after being elected. Like any other special-interest group hoping to pin down the future President, however, a band of prominent journalists tried to get the candidates to commit themselves to the No. 1 item on the press's 1988 wish list: more news conferences...
...inextricably. In the final presidential debate, Dukakis will surely do his best to remind voters that a vote for Bush is a vote for Quayle. They may not turn the polls around, but after last week's showdown in Omaha, it is intended to give voters pause before they commit themselves...
...investments held by institutions insured by federal and state agencies. In addition, the federal deposit insurance system should be revamped to ensure that it encourages prudent management at financial institutions. At the moment, regulators bail out mismanaged S and Ls and often turn them over to new owners who commit little or no capital of their own and who get a free ride to continue the institutions' speculative activity at no risk to themselves...
...Lions did not commit a single turnover in their victory over Princeton. The last time Columbia did that was in its 44-0 win over Fordham on October 4, 1972. The good ol' days...
...were arraigned in San Diego's municipal court last week, police said neither knew the other had sought a hit man, though they had allegedly discussed their homicidal desires. Their presumed motives: money and money. Mother and daughter are in separate cells pending trials on charges of solicitation to commit murder...