Word: deflections
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...columnists with opposing views, but their presence, in the limelight exposes traits in them that reporters seize upon. With Gerald Ford, a frequent target was his physical clumsiness; with Jimmy Carter, it was his "meanness." (The knock on Ronald Reagan, which White House publicists are trying to deflect, is "insensitivity" about the poor.) Carter is still in limbo: he roams the country flogging his memoirs, to a public not yet ready to resuscitate...
...frequently conducted outside the home. Television is chiefly a backdrop for other family activities. Six out of ten polled said they seldom paid close attention to the TV set while it was on. Far from creating a generation of TV zombies, the tube showed almost no ability to deflect Americans from other favorite pursuits around the house. Frequent adult watchers seem to be as home-centered as those who watch very little TV. Avid TV viewers read to their children and engage in family chats, possibly because the prime evening viewing hours coincide with time usually set aside for family...
Missiles might not destroy a silo even if they hit it dead-on. Destroying the silo requires the combined explosive force of all of the missiles. But if one of them explodes first, the resulting blast will destroy or at least deflect all the others. This "fratricide" theory remains unproven, but it forms the core of the justification for the "dense pack" basing mode proposed for the MX. If it will work for the MX, as the Administration claims, then it should work for the existing Minuteman silos, which can be hardened relatively cheaply...
...draft issued last week contains some revisions, but overall it is even more fervent in its opposition to the Administration's policies than the previous document. The White House, which has sought to deflect attention from arms control issues during the campaign, decided to delay any formal response until after the election. But at his first formal news conference in 21 months, Weinberger last week strongly defended Reagan's proposed strategic buildup. Said the Defense Secretary: "A nuclear freeze would weaken the deterrent forces we rely on to prevent war. We think freezing at this point is something...
...freshman Chris Manning made a drive that Crimson defenders thought would fall harmlessly wide of the mark. What the Harvard defense didn't count on, though, was Springfield's speedy wing Sue Monalum charging the goalpost from outside of the penalty circle and reaching the ball in time to deflect it to the twines...