Word: control
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...from converting a temporary ban on the importation of assault-style rifles into a prohibition on the domestic manufacture of such weapons. Three-quarters of these lethal firearms are made in the U.S. Instead, Bush would outlaw only the manufacture of magazines that hold 15 or more rounds. Gun-control advocates and many police organizations argue that Bush's program falls far short of what is needed to keep lethal semiautomatics out of the hands of trigger-happy dope dealers and other criminals...
Even Soviet journalists proved to be diplomats at heart. Despite persistent questions about Gorbachev's reaction to the protests, a Soviet correspondent evaded the topic and kept insisting that the real story was the renewed friendship between two great countries. In private, however, Gorbachev could not control his curiosity. Late Monday evening he summoned Soviet journalists to his country's embassy and peppered them with questions about what was happening in the streets...
...heights against major currencies in 1985. The frenzied rise -- which brought the greenback's gain against the West German mark and the Japanese yen to 12.5% so far this year -- raised disturbing doubts about the ability of the U.S. and its major trading partners to keep exchange rates under control. "This is a runaway freight train," said Jay Goldinger, a Los Angeles-based trader. "Anyone who tries to stand in the way will be run over...
Critics of cable have attacked the present industry arrangements on several fronts in Washington. The measures include a bill introduced last month by Ohio Democrat Howard Metzenbaum, chairman of the Senate antitrust subcommittee, that would limit the number of subscribers that any system operator could control to 25% of the total U.S. cable audience. The FCC, meanwhile, is preparing a report on the impact of cable deregulation that is due out next year. In a separate action, the agency has begun reviewing a rule that bars broadcast networks from owning cable systems. The networks already have interests in cable channels...
...like doing something difficult and complicated. It's like setting yourself in a maze and learning the maze so you always come out in the right place at the right time. I'm a technical actor. For me, acting is part intellectual, part mechanical. It's being in control of your mind and body at the same time. The emotions you show may be spontaneous, but the bricks have to be carefully laid to fit with the other pieces. You don't fool around with the work...