Word: forwardness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...those on trial were militant Red Brigades members who assumed "collectively and in entirety responsibility for every one of its past, present and future actions." The kidnap-murder of former Premier Aldo Moro this spring by other Red Brigades terrorists, declared one of the defendants, was "a leap forward of high quality." Even as the jury was deliberating, two gunmen followed former Antiterrorist Squad Chief Antonio Esposito, 36, onto a Genoa bus and shot and killed him before horrified passengers. They then drove off in the car of a waiting accomplice. Meanwhile, the police have had little to say about...
...play for a tie against any opponent that seemed dangerous, and to play for a win -thus committing defensive forces and risking a loss-only against the worst teams. In the typical game, each team fortified its own goal so thoroughly that only thinly manned patrols could be sent forward, and their efforts seemed more reconnaissance than aggression. If the opposing defense dozed off in a body, a goal might be scored, since the individual attackers were superbly skilled, but the likely game result was a strategic draw...
...days of the clogged, cupping defense that had slowed down soccer in the '60s might be over. But in 1978, even the Dutch at times reverted to fortress tactics. Missing was the best of this simple and beautiful game-the artistry of magnificent athletes moving the ball forward on the attack...
Despite the momentary discomforts, the summer of '78 offers some happy prospects. Plane builders and engine makers can expect larger orders because the lines will have to expand their fleets more than anticipated. Travelers can look forward to a broader array of fare reductions. Airline executives have long been divided over a key question: Do low fares pay off? Looking at all those new passengers-and profits-the answer...
...brought together to explore the possibility of settling the case before the circuit court judges will even hear it. As a result, the number of cases settled or withdrawn before hearing last year in the Second was one-third higher than in the other circuits. If the case goes forward, further separation of wheat from legal chaff occurs. Purely technical motions that may obscure issues or delay hearings are quickly resolved. In simpler cases, lawyers are urged to make their points in typewritten "letter briefs" of no more than ten pages...