Word: generality
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...true measure of a fighter's will. Ali was perhaps the greatest war horse in heavyweight history, a man who had the guts and gifts to win the excruciating final rounds. The odds against Spinks were so prohibitive that only one Las Vegas betting shop would cover wagers?a general cowardice that shook the city's bookmaking creed...
...annual budget of $97 million in 1950, for which only the most general accounting had to be given during Allen's years in control. From the di rector's own discretionary fund, he dispensed $30,000 a year to one member of the French Cabinet and once handed him $500,000 to distribute among fellow members of the Chamber. Allen lavished secret funds on Saudi Arabia, including money that may have gone for the virgins and small boys King Saud fancied. Said one former agent: "He was never against the unclean side of intelligence, so long...
...totally revolutionary. Spared are what the author calls "content foot notes,"³ those often pointless little entries at the bottom of the page, in which scholars amuse4 themselves if not others. The author holds these in high regard: "By using footnotes judiciously you can fill your reader in on general information he lacks, satisfy his curiosity about fine points, whisper delicious tidbits in his ear, and share with him an occasional small frolic." But banned are such standard and numbing footnote fare as ed. cit., loc. cit., op. cit., idem and ibid...
...against former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director, Richard Helms. Carter answered, "He (Bell) has not consulted with me, nor given me any advice on the Helms question. I am familiar with it through reading in the press." He lied. In fact, on July 25, Carter had met with Attorney General Griffin Bell to discuss the case in consultation with none other than national security advisor, Zbigniew Brzezinski and vice-president Walter F. Mondale. Subsequent intensive pre-trial lobbying by Edward Bennett Will: ms, Helms' lawyer, led to a behind-the-scenes deal with the Justice Department permitting the former...
...have recently learned about the United States Attorney named Marston. This is one of hundreds of United States Attorneys in the country and I was not familiar with the case until it became highly publicized. . . I've not discussed the case with the Attorney General and asked him specifically what was wrong with Marston...