Word: confronted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...lighthearted, however, were the pamphlets and broadsides delivered by the local Irish Republican Committee encouraging anti-British protesters to confront the Queen. At the Davies Symphony Hall's morning entertainment (which included, à la campy Carmen Miranda, two women with hats bearing huge models of downtown London and San Francisco), an Ulster émigré named Seamus Gibney screamed, "Stop the torture!" He was hauled out, Mary Martin calmly finished singing Getting to Know You, and the Queen's press secretary said he thought Gibney had only coughed...
...violence or to collectivist systems that can prove no less oppressive to the dignity of man than pure economic capitalism." In a cut at both U.S. and Soviet proxy involvement in the region, particularly in El Salvador and Nicaragua, he stressed that it was important for each nation to "confront problems in a sincere dialogue, without foreign influence...
Better communication could alleviate many of the difficulties the disabled must confront at Harvard. In many cases, ignorance and insensitivity--not structural shortcomings--cause the greatest hardships. A more sensitive atmosphere could temper many of the hardships handicapped students encounter. Finding out exactly what services disabled students want improved could save a great deal of confusion and frustration. When deciding which Houses to make more accessible during upcoming renovations, for example, the University ruled out Leverett Towers--which have accessible rooms--because other House facilities, including the Leverett library and Masters' residence, are not accessible. Instead, Harvard will attempt...
Although the Pentagon is uncomfortable with much of what the reformers propose, some of the military's doctrines have been evolving in a direction that emphasizes maneuver warfare. An example is the Army plan called AirLand Battle. The idea is for the first line of allied defenders to confront an invading army while reserves counterattack deep into the rear of enemy lines. In addition, long-range air and missile strikes would be used to attack enemy supply lines and reinforcements. The new weapons involved, called assault breakers, include sophisticated self-guided bombs which are designed to home...
...coherence in the process can be seen through a simple example: the way money is spent for close air support. American and NATO defense doctrine hinges on effective close air support: the Soviets invade Central Europe, the U.S. Army's M-60 and new M-1 tanks confront them, and the U.S. Air Force is called upon to coordinate bombing and strafing attacks on enemy artillery and tanks. "Close air support is the single most important air mission of maneuver warfare," says Sprey...