Word: deflects
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...William Stewart, who watched the air attack from the Beirut airport: "The planes, two at a time, appeared suddenly in a cloudless sky. Brilliant flashes of light followed them; it was unclear whether they were caused by Palestinian missiles or were emitted from the planes themselves to attract and deflect missiles...
...contrary, the Speaker returned from White House meetings and told aides that he was astonished at the empty conversations. Reagan was a nice guy all right, related Tip, but not one for heavy business. When O'Neill raised certain issues, he reported, the President would invariably deflect them to an aide and resume his easy storytelling. Never, declared the disbelieving Speaker, had he seen a President work in such a detached...
Perhaps the producers recognized this might happen, for Woman of the Year is filled with theater gimmicks old and new, all in a fairly transparent attempt to deflect attention from the show's fundamental shortcomings. There are almost a dozen flashy sets, and many use television--remember, Tess is an anchorwoman--to give the stage a busy, electronic feel. And Craig as a cartoonist yields an elaborate set of video projections of his work, including one song during which he does a duet with an animated version of his own cartoon. For all the technological hoopla, the song characteristically falls...
...defenseman penetrated to just above the faceoff circle and unleashed a low drive which Mason managed to deflect right. But Yunick, positioned for the rebound behind the Yale defense, dove for the puck and tipped it behind Mason into the net from a seeemingly impossible angle...
...could say nothing and patiently deflect the question with an embarrassed smile. You could be flippant and write it down to "exam jitters" or "bad calls" or simply "confusion...