Word: grounds
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...take a shot at writing a resignation statement. For the next few weeks the two talked every couple of days, with Helprin faxing Dole versions of the speech. Helprin came up with the allusion to Antaeus, the giant in Greek mythology whose strength was replenished when he touched ground. Dole liked that. But there was much he didn't like. They went over the speech word by word at least a dozen times. Editor Dole, Helprin says, had "the compression...
Ivan Morozov, a Communist Party district leader in Yaroslavl, is a typical lieutenant in Zyuganov's ground war. "We work through factory people and teachers who are Communists," he says. "A lot of what we do is illegal. We're not supposed to push Zyuganov in the workplace or in schools, but we do it anyway. And we're training people to be at the polls to guard against Yeltsin's cheating...
That last bit of largesse was classic Yeltsin. After reviewing the college's corps of cadets, the President had an aide yell the name "Panskov" across 50 yards of parade ground. Out of sight of his boss, Russian Finance Minister Vladimir Panskov rolled his eyes and shook his head. He knew what was coming. As some of Yeltsin's other aides snickered, Panskov rushed to the President's side. Thousands watched their animated conversation, after which Yeltsin proudly declared he had "found" the money for the new quarters. Panskov shuffled away, skulking--but more was in store...
Kirshner says that despite the publicity surrounding the success of the Hubble Space Telescope, ground-based instruments still have several advantages...
Clark, an English concentrator who was advised by teaching fellow Dan M. Wiley, said she has spent a lot of time in Ireland. She said her thesis explored new ground in Joycean analysis...