Word: happen
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Presidential aides fully expect the boost in Reagan's popularity to be short- lived. The real effect of the return of the hostages on his other problems will flow more from what did not happen than from what did. A prolonged crisis that the U.S. seemed impotent to break could have sapped his ability to govern effectively as thoroughly as the seizure of the hostages in the Tehran embassy eventually undermined Jimmy Carter's authority. The relatively quick release of the TWA 39 not only averted that danger but enabled Reagan to turn his attention back to some pressing domestic...
...prince a relieved smack when he led his polo team to victory at a benefit match after his horse stumbled and nearly landed on top of him. The next day he lost, but fair maiden rewarded him nonetheless. As Britons sighed over their still astonishingly golden couple, someone did happen to notice a diamond ring given to Diana by Louis Gerard, a Paris jeweler who sponsored the polo benefit on behalf of Birthright, a charity for unborn children. After a press report describing the (pounds)10,000 gift appeared on Diana's 24th birthday, a palace spokesman swiftly announced, "Given...
...shake-up was apparently aimed at giving Gorbachev the same kind of free hand, and perhaps a wider range of policy choices, in his dealings abroad. Said Peter Reddaway, a Soviet expert at the London School of Economics and Political Science: "This makes it more conceivable that changes could happen in the field of foreign policy." Above all, Gorbachev's new round of shuffles displayed a combination of determination and political virtuosity that promises to make him a formidable summiteer come November (see box). The first of his moves was made public in a one-sentence announcement following a closed...
...know what will happen if the bids come in too high," said Assistant Dean of the College Martha C. Gefter, who has supervised the financing of the project...
...have children." "Our kids can't get jobs because the illegals take them," says Harold Ezell, Western commissioner of the INS. "If we don't control this border, we're going to lose control of this country." Says Conner: "The politicians don't want to talk about what is happening and what will happen...