Word: grasp
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...right: his clever tactic of positioning himself as the only Democratic centrist and his impressive grasp of the issues have made Gore, at 39, a viable contender for the top spot. But in recent weeks he has become something more: the only Democrat building a solid geographic base and, partly as a result, the only contender in either party developing an early lock on at least the second spot on a ticket. Having decided to concentrate on the South rather than Iowa and New Hampshire, the junior Senator from Tennessee has been reaping a daily harvest of endorsements from leaders...
...heart was not really in the writing; he had come too far from ( Joseph to be able to recapture the spontaneous joy of the earlier piece. Although he expected several singles from Starlight to top the charts, none did. "That area of pop is probably no longer in my grasp," he admits today...
...agitators on campus who were promoting divestment claim to have any grasp of the situation with no firsthand experience?" Starr asked...
...usually a man in his 50s who has climbed the hotel ranks to win the powerful, lucrative job; but in the U.S. about half the concierges are women. James Marquart, president of the New York State Hotel and Motel Association, finds women more sociable than men, with a better grasp of fine points like the ambience of a restaurant. He also points out that women are more resourceful shoppers. "They have a feel for where things are," says Marquart. "If someone asked me where Tiffany is, I would have to look it up. A woman would know...
...have "liberalizing reforms" or "restructuring" occurred in Eastern Europe, which still lies in the grasp of communist political and military domination. Moscow has not loosened its grip on its Eastern European satellites and continues to force their contributions to the Warsaw Pact's military buildup...