Word: impactful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...those who want to have an impact in the selection process the time to choose up sides is at hand. In my own case the choice was not difficult. I'm for Walter Mondale...
...crystal ball in trying to predict the outcome of the post-convention campaign but the recent past indicates that if the race is close a debate may be decisive. Certainly in the 1976 contest between Ford and Carter and again in 1980, a debate had a major impact. On the basis of Mondale's showing against Bob Dole in the 1976 vice presidential debate I would much prefer Mondale over Glenn in a debate showdown with President Reagan...
...Danton's impact is lessened when the film is robbed of its university Nevertheless it is an important thoughtful meditation on revolution and unfliacting idealism. Wajda's humanism ultimately transcends national interests and to tyrants everywhere he sends a vivid reminder that within four months of killing Danton Robespierre too was sacrificed to that implacable god, the revolution...
...Government was also in harmony in Geneva, where last week another round of START began. The President agreed to propose a congressional idea to seek a "build-down" in nuclear missiles and warheads. The political impact was evident. The Soviets were thrown on the defensive; the antinuclear protesters were given a moment's pause. The nation for once saw a creative act of foreign policy embraced by both political parties. Good feeling flowed down the streets. But it took a struggle to get such results...
...Coca-Cola's Wine Spectrum division for about $200 million. But Cunningham's efforts to take partial credit for the purchase were met with skepticism from some industry observers. Moreover, Seagram Chairman Edgar Bronfman says of the purchase in an interview in the Oct. 15 issue of Impact, a trade publication: "It was my idea." But Cunningham brushed aside those criticisms. Said she: "The plan has taken root. I feel very confident I have delivered what I was asked...