Word: glaring
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...came blinking into the brilliant glare of the television lights, an obscure Pentagon bureaucrat suddenly brought before the eyes of two powerful committee chairmen, a dozen Senators, eight television cameras and scores of lobbyists from companies with contracts to build new weapons systems. Even though it was Friday afternoon, a time when most members have either headed home or gone out to campaign for President, the special hearing called by the Senate Armed Services Committee last week was packed. The object of interest: a young bureaucrat who had finally been freed from his drab office on the second floor...
...George McGovern officially began their long-shot bids even earlier. Candidates used to attract little press attention at this point in the campaign and thus could test themes and sharpen positions with slight risk of committing a fatal gaffe. This time around, however, they are already in the hot glare of television cameras. That kind of exposure encourages rhetorical posturing and, over the long haul, may discourage voter interest...
...survey showed that most Harvard offices do not supply equipment like detachable keyboards, brightness controls, or glare shields. "Much of the equipment used in this country would not be permitted to be used in many European countries." Deborah Katz, a member of the survey group, said yesterday...
...second figure appeared. That seemed odd, especially since he now noticed there was not another soul on the street. A taxi's brake lights winked in the distance, though, and the pool of light in front of the hotel reassured him. Just as he reached that welcoming glare, the figure on the left cut in front of him. The other shadow moved up to just behind his shoulder. Hand thrust forward in his jacket pocket, the first figure said, "Gimme your money...
...markets for everything from Chinese ceramics to Government bonds last year provided a classic case study of what happens to investment values when interest rates and inflation begin to slide. Collectibles, which once glittered in the glare of rising prices, assumed a certain dowdiness, while the stock market won the spotlight as it pierced all previous tops. But the real stars were bonds...