Word: conquerer
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...been attracted to Washington, where they prowl the halls of Congress and the corridors of HEW. They conquer by dividing. At their urging, Congress passes narrowly focused legislation?so-called categorical grants ?that explicitly directs the action HEW is to take. One example: the program to help handicapped children that puts extremely detailed and restrictive requirements on administrators...
...Balanchine's troupe, he hopes to conquer the best ballets...
...typical of man to perform unsurmountable feats to conquer space, only to immediately pollute it. Perhaps scientists will soon devise ways to transport our garbage and wastes into space to form a "spectacular" a thousand times better than that which Astronaut Schweickart witnessed...
...Jose Carlos Lobo, United Nations delegate from Mozambique, had a different opinion about the extent of exploitation a people must tolerate before turning to violence. "We waged war to conquer peace. Death was the only way. The other side understood no language other than violence," he said...
...that rumpled Alexander of the television world, Fred Silverman, was running out of worlds to conquer. He started at CBS as a whiz kid just a few years out of college and in twelve years there, culminating as chief programmer for entertainment shows, he helped keep the Big Eye on top. Moving over to ABC as head of entertainment in 1975, he helped push it past CBS to No. 1. That left only NBC, currently bottom tube on network row. Last week, to lure Silverman away from ABC, NBC gave him the store. It named Silverman president and chief executive...