Word: daring
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Iran? The U.S. has to be respected "so no dictator will dare invade our embassy...
...those who condemn the mixing of politics with sports take note of what this year's Olympics venue means for the brave souls who dare to speak out against abuse of power in the Soviet Union...
...present impasse which now seems to be the best chance they may have. But their sentiments do not count. As long as there is no "green light" from the PLO leadership, as long as there is a terrorist threat against the life of any local notable who will dare to join the talks, this means a practical non-starter...
...possible U.S. boycott, many retail stores have stopped ordering the souvenirs, and production has halted on some items. For example, US Americans, a firm based in Los Angeles, is stuck with an order of 15.5 million plain drinking glasses; until the boycott issue is resolved, the company does not dare follow through on plans to imprint the Moscow Games insignia on them. Groused Blum: "The sales being blown away are between $50 million and $100 million. Premium promotions are hurting because companies don't want to be identified with things that have 'Moscow' written on them." Whatever...
...price of being a public figure is to be pursued by a persistent journalist demanding private interviews for a full personality study. Dare the public figure refuse? Zbigniew Brzezinski, the President's National Security Adviser, tried and got the treatment. Sally Quinn's three-part series in the Washington Post damaged Brzezinski in passing, but it damaged the Post even more. The Post is one of the nation's best papers, though nowadays it often seems excessively bent on topping its Watergate success...