Word: familiarizes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Panama that the U.S. joined battle with Noriega armed only with a firm conviction that the general would slink away on cue. At a secret meeting, Panamanian opposition leaders asked U.S. embassy officers to spell out their plans for dealing with Noriega. A U.S. official reiterated Washington's familiar posture: Noriega must leave Panama, with no guarantees that he will not be extradited to the U.S. from a third country. "Do you mean to tell us that the U.S. set off on this venture without considering the possibility that it wouldn't work right away?" demanded a Panamanian...
Then the season began. The fans forgot about arbitration, owner collusion and controversy, and turned their attention to stolen bases, opposite-field doubles and upper-deck jobs. Winfield left George's turf and started the season on a turf he is more familiar with--the outfield grass of Yankee Stadium...
...recent meeting of the Executive Committee of Masters, the group was addressed by "representatives from the University who have knowledge in [fire safety]," Williamson said. At the meeting, Williamson said that he himself was not familiar with fire safety procedure and that he has since spoken to other masters who are "also ignorant...
...everything. "You and I together/ The dream seemed so real . . .," he sang, embellishing the slinky lyrics with pelvic thrusts and a swaying imitation of sensuality. But the song, Keith Sweat's soul hit I Want Her, doomed him. Some classic Motown would have given him a fighting chance: the familiar opening chords might have warmed the crowd before he even opened his mouth. But Sweat's ode to funky frustration was fraught with peril. Topping Billboard's soul chart, it was so hot that even the most gifted mimic could not have carried it off, at least not here...
...most familiar and plebeian, take-out means pizza, chicken or burgers from fast-food chains, or a Chinese or Mexican meal -- or, of course, frozen or vacuum-bagged fodder from the supermarket. But these days there is a huge variety of fresh take-out food for the weary shopper. Many supermarkets offer wide menus that include not only kaleidoscopic salad bars but also many tony dishes just cooked in-house. The newly spruced-up Rice Epicurean Market in Houston offers roasted Cornish hens and beef Wellington, and it will steam lobsters to order as a customer goes about other shopping...