Word: grasp
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...these are likely to impress the computer hacker, who will feel for the hardships of the early computer programmers and appreciate the p2ogress that has been made. The computer illiterate person, whose dealings with computers are limited to the use of an automatic teller machine, however, may fail to grasp such subtle advances...
...Helms campaign. Ambassador to the Organization of American States J. William Middendorf II, who helped organize the effort, noted that Helms' views are "as respected as anyone's in Washington." The American Foreign Service Association issued a statement saying: "Such an endorsement demonstrates a regrettable failure to grasp that to be effective, an ambassador must represent the entire nation, not just one segment." At the State Department, the prevailing sentiment was summed up by a senior official: " 'Stupid' and 'tacky' are the operative words...
...other to move in and govern. The skills and attitudes needed for the two functions are so dissimilar, said Kissinger, that if a President maintained his campaign mentality too long, his Administration tended to be preoccupied with political process rather than results. Regrettably, neither Reagan nor Mondale seems to grasp that truth...
What is more, Shamie has exhibited little grasp of foreign policy affairs and clings to the patently absurd notion that somehow the deficit will disappear after a few years of moderate economic growth, a balanced budget amendment and a Presidential line item veto. It is a ridiculous theory, but it is one shamie must cling to in order to bang home his bit campaign pitch: no more taxes. In the course of the campaign, however, Kerry has forced Shamie to concede instances in which he would agree to a tax increase...
...reader cannot help but admire Talbott for his obvious concern about nuclear weapons, for his intelligence, for his grasp of the issues, and not least for his keen and conscientious attention to the importance of individuals in foreign policy negotiation. Deadly Gambits will clearly enter the history books on a par with such works as Robert I. Kennedy '40's account of the Cuban Missile Crisis and George F. Kennan's writings on containment. But this dual account of the Intermediate Nuclear Force (INF) talks and Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) suffers critically from an almost exclusive focus...