Word: honed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Arizona Fall League, Jordan continued to hone his skills with the Scottsdale Scorpions. Baseball may have quit on America, but Jordan wasn't quitting on baseball. On the Bulls' Michael Jordan Night at the new United Center on Nov. 1, he told the crowd, "Hopefully, that number [23] going up will put thoughts that I'm coming back to rest. There's a new team, a new building, and I'm playing baseball." He filmed a Nike commercial with Spike Lee, featuring Stan Musial, Willie Mays, Ken Griffey Jr. and Bill Buckner, all of whom watch Jordan play and comment...
...terms of going to a completely public system of funding, I'm not there for that," Weld said. "I think there's something to be said for getting candidates to go out and hone their message...
...empire are living in barracks and with relatives in Russia because there is no housing for them. Large-unit field exercises have not been held since 1992. Russian pilots fly only an hour or two a month, while U.S. flyers spend 20 hours a month in the air to hone their fighting edge...
...they are, Gingrich's outside enterprises are probably as important to him as being Speaker. In some ways, they are what made him Speaker. GOPAC was a major force in giving last year's election its national theme. Through its seminars and training tapes, it helped G.O.P. candidates hone their messages, which, not so incidentally, were Gingrich's as well. Among his other endeavors are a think tank, the Progress and Freedom Foundation; a syndicated talk show called The Progress Report; and his 10-week college course, "Renewing American Civilization." Even with all he needs to get done...
Students said they enjoy debating, but many are also looking to hone their career skills...