Word: failed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...take to drink, because he is a failure and fail all the more completely became he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. It becomes ugly or inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts...
...distinction clear in his mind when, using somewhat sacramental language, he pardoned Richard Nixon in 1974. Said Ford: "I do believe, with all my heart and mind and spirit, that I, not as President, but as a humble servant of God, will receive justice without mercy if I fail to show mercy...
...reason for calling major national default "unacceptable" during the '70s: How could entire nations, with tens of millions of citizens, default on billion-dollar loans Now their reason for comfort is different, as stated by Platten. They've gone so far that the Western governments cannot let them fail. No one even wants to guess at the full effects of an international banking failure, but the scenario described by Data Resources Inc would surely be a conservative estimate of the outcome...
...Lebanon (about 2,050 men), has set a withdrawal policy of its own. If there is an agreement in the peace talks in Geneva between the Gemayel government and the various factions vying for power, Rome will pull out its troops as no longer needed. If those talks fail, the Italians will withdraw anyway, since there will be no peace to keep. No matter what happens, the Italian force is gradually being cut in half. Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who has dispatched only 110 troops, largely as a gesture of loyalty to Reagan, has said that...
...reforms, the teacher-testing program has produced the most anguish. All teachers will have to pass tests in reading, writing, mathematics and in their specified subject areas. Those who fail will be required to take more training, and if they cannot pass the tests by 1987, they will lose their jobs. The A.E.A., a 17,000-member affiliate of the powerful National Education Association, has called the testing "offensive to a large majority of teachers...