Word: framework
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...battered morale. "Actually, he was the Great Interpreter," says Ralph Whitehead, a public service professor at the University of Massachusetts. "People used his public persona, his resolve, his upbeat spirit, his patriotic vitality as a tool to help them make better sense of their own experience. Now Reagan's framework seems simplistic and out of date...
...ought to put in place the best framework we can. If it's inadequate, we can fix it later," he added. "For now, it ought to be part of an agenda of national unity...
Once Reagan had established a symbolic and rhetorical framework in which to function, he had only to flex his military muscles slightly to intimidate. Granada may not have been an impressive target, but it showed Reagan's apparent willingness to use U.S. military might to achieve U.S. political objectives...
...prize had a more ambiguous outcome. Awarded to President Anwar el- Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel, the medal recognized the two leaders for signing a preliminary "framework for peace" at Camp David that September. Though Sadat and Begin did sign a full-fledged treaty the following March, the pact failed to bring about a close relationship between Israel and Egypt. Even the harmony between Sadat and Begin was shaky. Just days before the laureates were named, Israel announced plans to increase Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza. As a result, Sadat refused...
...Neal, in another Motown parallel, is a modern-day Marvin Gaye, able to sing powerfully on both funk jams and ballads. And for Jam and Lewis, accustomed to the frail voice of Jackson or the nonexistent voice of Alpert, a real singer completes the framework they've needed to perfect their sound...