Word: grinding
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Reagan's roll could grind to a halt, however, if the economic recovery fizzles. "The economy is the ball game this year. Everything depends on it," concedes a top Reagan aide. Imagery is fragile. Jimmy Carter seemed refreshingly down-home in his blue jeans and cardigan until inflation rocketed and the Ayatullah Khomeini seized Iran and the hostages; then he looked to many like a peanut farmer in over his head. Reagan cuts a fine figure at ceremonies, but in hard times he might seem much too blithe and out of touch. The Democrats will argue, of course, that...
...Games, certainly would seem to offer a tempting target if East-West political tensions do not ease; it is the capital of a nation that the Soviet Union and many other Communist countries do not recognize. And will world-class athletes be willing to undergo the grueling four-year grind of training for the Olympics, if they face a constant threat of having their chance to compete taken away at the last moment...
...legion of up-and-coming baby boomers have needed a voice. As observers have noted, the Yuppies grind their own coffee beans, sip Chablis, dress for success and book passage on the inside track. But what goes on behind their apartment doors? First Novelist Mark Stevens knows, and he cannily details their secret titillations and minor tragedies through the adventures of three characters in search of a lifestyle...
Joining Maine and Harvard will be Seton Hall and either Rider or Temple. The official announcement about teams, sites and seedings comes tomorrow, after Bergquidst, five other Division I coaches and NCAA liaison Jerry Miles grind out the details in a conference call. But unlike the basketball tourney, the baseball championship works primarily on geographic lines...
Dorfman and Elia said they had often been pressured to reveal column items before they were published. "You get that," said Elia. "You have to be very careful and very savvy about motives. You have to know your sources and the axes anyone has to grind." Conceded Dorfman: "There are always going to be leaks. There is no way to prevent them." Simply calling a company for information, Dorfman said, can indicate that a story could be forthcoming...