Word: explained
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...weeks, Reagan played down hopes that the summit would produce a major breakthrough in arms control. Now that summits are media extravaganzas, somewhat like presidential primaries, manipulating expectations is part of the walk-up. The Reagan Administration's official line was one of "tactical pessimism." The idea was to explain away in advance any failure to reach substantive accords as the fault of a new Soviet leader who, for all his pretense to the role of Great Communicator, is in fact just another dogmatic Kremlin apparatchik. For their part, the Soviets engaged in similar pre-emptive propaganda about...
...controversial Gramm-Rudman amendment to balance the budget in five years. The President also insisted that Gramm-Rudman did not give Congress the right to rescind its earlier agreement to increase defense spending by 3% above inflation in the next two fiscal years. As lawmakers tried to explain that both the Senate and the House versions of deficit reduction call for deep cuts in military spending, Reagan gruffly insisted that a right-minded Congress could indeed achieve a balanced budget without sacrificing the defense buildup. Said Senate Minority Leader Robert Byrd after the meeting: "He obviously doesn't understand...
...television set in the process, but he had also run up a $1,316 bill in calls to the special number. Extra-charge telephone numbers that begin with 976 are now available in nearly two dozen states. Says O'Geese: "I think it's wrong. They should explain to kids that there is a charge for the service...
...have decamped for China, leaving the country's industrial and engineering heartland as a distribution hub and home to small, parochial players. If you want to get the friendly Campbell really riled, ask him about bilateral trade deals. "I just want one of those Canberra politicians or bureaucrats to explain the value of free trade agreements," he says. "What is the actual net tangible benefit to Australia...
...Downer says, "it has looked around to see who matters around here, and Australia has been one of the countries it has particularly focused on." Ambassador Fu not only agrees with Downer that the relationship between their two countries is better than ever, she uses the same phrases to explain why. "We do not see each other as a threat," she says. "There are no strategic obstacles in our relations. We are able to understand each other's concerns...