Word: directing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Near the end of the second quarter Saturday, an announcement came over the Baker Field public address system. "We direct your attention to the new scoreboard at the end of the field, donated by alumnus Thomas Macioce...
...Bronx cheer arose from the Columbia crowd as it did direct its collective attention to the scoreboard--and was once again reminded of the sizeable deficit the Lions (once again) faced...
...range tracking of missiles, the ABM treaty requires that such stations be on the perimeter of the U.S.S.R. Krasnoyarsk is 480 miles inland. This location and the type of radar under construction, says the Pentagon, would be suitable for a Soviet Star Wars system in which the station could direct interception of incoming missiles. The Soviets have claimed the radar would be used only to track satellites in deep space, which would not violate any treaties...
...downing over N'Djamena provoked a shrill outcry in Tripoli. The Libyan news agency JANA called the raid a "combined Franco-American military action" and charged that Washington and Paris were "behind the aggression against Libya." In Paris, Libyan diplomats accused France of bearing "direct responsibility" for the escalation of the war. Libyan Ambassador Hamed el Houderi warned that "those who put oil on the fire risked getting burned...
...more direct in responding to the growing criticism about air safety and airport delays. "That's just not fair," she protests after calmly reciting a list of recent measures. Always poised, she is at her most confident defending her department's record. The Harvard-trained lawyer methodically prepares her material and is deft at marshaling facts. But she can be wounded by a stray remark. When told that a Democratic political consultant had joked, "At least no one can say she quit while she was ahead," Dole grew silent, wide-eyed and quietly hurt. "She takes her job very seriously...