Word: frequented
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...feel that the Secretary's well-publicized turf battles with colleagues were as avoidable as they were embarrassing. The volatile former NATO commander still has a tendency to erupt at slights, but he appears more secure than he did a few months ago, possibly because he enjoys more frequent access to the President...
...intention to establish a true cabinet government, as he did when he was Governor of California, the need for central coordination of policy inevitably drew power from federal departments to the White House. Nevertheless, Reagan has tried to foster a sense of team play. In addition to attending frequent Cabinet meetings, most of the Secretaries belong to one or more of five "Cabinet councils" set up to coordinate issues that fall into broad areas. For example, the Secretary of Health and Human Services chairs a council on "human resources, "whose members include the Attorney General and the Secretaries of Agriculture...
...longtime intimate of Reagan, Smith has excellent access to the Oval Office. But some White House officials claim that he is plodding, lacking spark and less than innovative in law enforcement. Yet his frequent get-tough-on-crime speeches have been hampered by the Administration's unwillingness to back his proposals with funds. In the view of White House watchers, he rates a solid but lackluster B-minus for what has been a solid but lackluster performance...
...course, no one should defend the tree climbing, the pestering of the child or the food garbage. But anyone who had watched Allen's frequent cameos on camera the previous week might have concluded that Allen enjoyed parrying with reporters and fancied himself clever at it. Now, just as cleverly, he was shifting his real problem-the investigation by the FBI, the reluctance of his colleagues and superiors to support him-to the press, which was reporting it. The invasion of his privacy by the press was regrettable, but not the source of his difficulties...
...where great strength is needed to take the punishment of chewing. Nor does it produce quite as desirable a surface as capping. Dentists say it should not be used on heavy smokers or coffee drinkers because bonded teeth are slightly more susceptible to staining. Bonded teeth also may require frequent checkups, perhaps as many as four times a year, and last only five to ten years, compared with about ten to 20 years for capped teeth...