Word: endearing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...mere puppet of the authorities in Hanoi, Hun Sen, 38, has emerged as a leader with a mind of his own. Whether by conviction or out of cynical self-interest, he has pursued reformist policies designed to repair his country's shattered economy as well as to endear him to skeptical citizens: the institution of land-tenure rights for farmers, the beginnings of a free-market economy and recognition of Buddhism as the state religion. While Hun Sen's cloudy history as a former member of the Khmer Rouge and his association with the Vietnamese continue to haunt...
...Your candor cannot endear you to right-wingers...
Former Secretary Bennett, who left the department in September, used his post as a "bully pulpit" to rail against teachers, unions and university administrators -- a group he referred to as "the blob" -- for standing in the way of reform. This did not endear him to educators, and his relations with Congress were similarly frosty. Cavazos, on the other hand, has made an effort to build bridges during his two months in office. "The way I operate is to try to bring people together," he says...
...that region, would have been a far better pick to shore up Bush's lagging support in the farm states. Moreover, Quayle doesn't bring Bush a crucial state and is unlikely to help him in the South. And his opposition to the plant closing notification is unlikely to endear him to the heavily industrial states of that region of the country as well...
...Sense is not a screwball comedy--rather, it is a screwball Art/Rock Concert film. If you like the Talking Heads, you will no doubt be delighted with David Byrne's huge wacky suit. If you do not like the Talking Heads, however, sight gags posing as art will not endear you to this overly long movie. No one will deny, however, the unmistakeable energy and charming enthusisasm of the Talking Heads in their film debut...