Word: grandstand
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...reporters were not allowed on the Malacanang Palace grounds. Checkpoints were installed on roads leading into the capital. In midafternoon, as soon as she had told the nation of her decision to oust Enrile, the President gave the oath of office to Ileto. Then she went to the Quirino grandstand in Manila's Rizal Park and declared at a religious rally that the country had been spared a catastrophe. "I suppose our prayers have again been answered," she said, "because this afternoon we have once again done something that was peaceful. All our ministers have resigned." Putting it more bluntly...
Sometimes Waite has appeared to grandstand a bit. His three trips within six weeks to Beirut last year attracted enormous publicity. At one point he called a press conference at which he announced that hostage negotiations were at a "critical and dangerous stage" and entreated reporters to "give me some space." Last week his phone call to the press might have proved embarrassing had he not produced any concrete results. But he finally did, which secures his reputation as a brave -- and successful -- troubleshooter...
...Reserved grandstand for playoff game number seven, standing room for World Series game number three, the total package closing at $90. Not perhaps ideal choices, but oh, the satisfaction...
Born in West Virginia, the 42-year-old lawman drove a tractor trailer for 17 years. He also had a country-music band in which his wife Gayle Lynne played bass. One night he watched a man get shot during a fight in front of the grandstand, and he "stopped raisin' hell" and turned to police work. Gayle Lynne said, "What're you gonna do? Save the world?" And he said, "No. If I can just save one person, it'll be worth it." He also gave up drinking and kicked his cigar habit...
...diplomats and VIPs assembled at Lagos' Tafawa Balewa Square for Nigeria's 25th Independence Day celebrations last October, a sudden downpour sent many notables scrambling for cover under the grandstand. Within moments, ordinary Nigerians in the bleachers were soaking wet. So was a bullish army officer striding across the parade grounds. Spurning an aide's offer of an umbrella, Major General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, 44, continued to inspect a military honor guard in the rain. The crowd roared its approval and gave a standing ovation to the new President of Africa's most populous nation...