Word: familiarizing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...give out my secrets," he said. "I've worked too many hard years on my game to give my secrets away." Bird will say that, when teams decline to double-team him, he mourns those lush opportunities to pass. "I love it when I'm double-teamed." Familiar with triple-teams, Olajuwon said, "Bird works out everything in his mind beforehand, but I can't do anything except react to the situation. I never practice my moves because, when the time comes to do them, there isn't time to think of them. They just come." So there...
Long after the dinner, the talks, the toasts and the showing of a remarkably evocative old OSS propaganda film, the old-timers lingered on. Some hobbled about, silently inspecting familiar faces; some gathered about Angleton or Casey, eager for touches of familiarity and recognition. Gray- haired women in long gowns and heavy jewelry flirted roguishly with comrades from long...
According to a source familiar with the center, Yalman's prediction proved true several weeks ago when Egyptian security officers detained and questioned an Egyptologist with ties to the University. Although the Egyptologist, Bassim Zaki, could not be reached for comment, the source says his interrogation focused on Safran's CIA contracts...
According to some people familiar with the Center, the financial stress there is more serious than at other similar institutions, constituting what several call a "financial crisis" brought about by mismanagement and poor planning...
Although Perkins refuses to characterize the finances of the Center in "any way," the remarks of others familiar with the committee suggest financial difficulties do exist. "Crisis is not the word I'd use," says Robert D. Putnam, another member of the CMES executive committee, before declining to comment further on the Center's finances...