Word: footwork
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Most adept footwork. Dukakis' response to a smart-alecky Buckley question about how much of Massachusetts' budget goes for defense: "None. But a lot of it goes into social services and education and economic development. And that's why today Massachusetts has the lowest unemployment rate of any industrial state...
...waiting. They are doubles partners and friends but could start a Centre Court rivalry next week in the quarterfinals. Evert says, "I can't believe how hard Steffi hits the ball." Her forehand especially. "She's wonderful," says Billie Jean King, who spotted Graf early. "Steffi always had better footwork than the other kids, more discipline, and she quite frankly liked the pressure. Becker is another one. They love pressure -- they thrive...
Even if he can think of little in U.S. history without being reminded of the New Deal, Schlesinger is not doctrinaire. Indeed, these essays prove that to be a New Deal liberal for four decades requires not only stamina but lots of irony -- and plenty of fast footwork. He remains enduringly hopeful, not least of all about the revival of liberalism, which, according to his schedule, is due to cycle back in favor around 1990. But he also finds it part of his nature to question everything, including his hopes. In his best essay, Schlesinger writes of the "precariousness...
...idea is a good one, but it was severely lacking in the footwork, considering how close the concert was," he said...
...lost concentration in the second set," Laddin said. "He started to play better. In the third set I got back to what I was doing in the first set. My footwork was better...