Word: hinting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Greene, of course, will not hear of any hint of bravery or courage on his part. His flirtations with sudden death were nothing more than "ways of escape" from boredom and what he calls his manic-depressive self. He merely sought "that feeling of exhilaration which a measure of danger brings to the visitor with a return ticket." He even uses his extensive experience of the world as a way to undercut the imaginative scope of his novels: "Some critics have referred to a strange violent 'seedy' region of the mind (why did I ever popularize that last...
Usually, Reagan's assessments of his childhood are entirely wistful, but there was a hint of something else when he was asked recently if he ever saw his father in himself as a parent. His answer: "Yes, and maybe sometimes too much so. I don't know how to describe it because neither of my parents ever had anything in the line of a formal education, and yet there was a freedom to make decisions, and sometimes I find that maybe I go too far in that." That freedom to make decisions fits well with Reagan's political philosophy...
...proceed. The striking prisoners were then sent a 32-page British position paper that made it clear that London would never grant them political status. The document, however, did indicate that Britain was prepared to consider prison reforms once the fast had ended. There was a hint that some of the strikers' other demands -such as the right to wear civilian clothes -might in the end be granted...
...told a Carter aide that when she and her husband leave the mansion, as her "legacy" they will move before Inauguration Day, to give their successors an early start on revamping the family quarters. Not surprisingly, and despite denials by Reagan spokesmen, Carter partisans took that as a startling hint for Jimmy and Rosalynn to consider clearing out well before Jan. 20. As it was, the new Administration seemed to be as intent on redecorating as on Cabinetmaking. Reagan aides traipsed in and out of the White House's working areas to size up office space. Tape measure...
Nobody is yet very sure if many-or any-such suggestions will actually be translated into Government action. But in addition to its conservative direction, there is the first faint hint that Ronald Reagan's Administration is willing to take risks in the hope of getting results. This is an approach that has not been tried very much in Washington in recent years...