Word: fill
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Schmidt will undoubtedly stand out most sharply at international conference tables. With his economist's training and his experience as West German Defense Minister under Brandt, Schmidt brought vast expertise to international economic issues and nu clear defense questions within NATO, a gap that Kohl cannot hope to fill. Balanced against that, however, was Schmidt's notorious impatience, which drew sparks from other strong-willed statesmen, and his increasingly frequent bouts of personal depression...
...demands for defense expenditures comprise a bottomless pit that we can never fill. One of the most serious problems we have is the inclination on the part of our military leaders to seek more money by constantly denigrating America's formidable military capability. This hurts our own country and our allies' confidence in us, and might lead the Soviet rulers to make a suicidal misjudgment based on the chorus of lamentations from the Pentagon and defense contractors that we are weak and impotent...
...wanted the Secretary of State second only to me to be the spokesman for foreign policy. Vance was quite reluctant to fill that role. Sometimes I would ask Cy specifically to make a public, sometimes controversial statement. Often, I would watch the evening news to see my Secretary of State, and instead I would see his spokesman, Hodding Carter, on the screen. A lot of it was because of his modesty. He wanted to do the hard work. He is one Cabinet member who worked harder than...
...know if something goes wrong I can find someone to fill the spot." Mabrey said...
Despite the recession, said National Bank of Chicago recruiter Lisa Bowers-White, large firms such as hers are "expecting an aggressive season." Many of the recruiters have to fill quotas for executive training programs and said they were grateful for the chance to advertise their products, services, and job opportunities...