Word: informing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...very first State of the Union messages to be televised was given by Harry Truman, who was still trying to inform the nation rather than dazzle it. He read in his reedy voice from a thick notebook, stumbling over words, losing his place. As drama it was grade-B Hollywood. As Government, it was a smash...
...wish to inform you that the delegations have reached an agreement on the agenda." With those words, Israeli Foreign Ministry Spokesman Avi Pazner announced the first hint of progress in the 2½-week-old peace talks between Israel and Lebanon. All it meant was that the two sides had at last agreed on what they are willing to talk to each other about. But in a season when diplomatic progress on the problems of the Middle East has been practically nonexistent, it represented a modest advance...
...largest possible audience and thus face a self-imposed pressure to give their stories emotional impact. The Institute for Applied Economics, a business advocacy group based in New York City, reviewed 491 hours of network news aired between July 1981 and June 1982. It found that "stories selected to inform the public on the nature of Reaganomics were typically human interest interviews with victims of recession," and cited 37 examples...
...wish to inform you that the delegations have reached an agreement on the agenda...
...homosexual partners over 18, but there is little question that the idea was gay-inspired. To qualify for the benefits, couples unrelated by blood or marriage pay a $23 filing fee, then swear that they "share the common necessaries of life." If the relationship breaks up, a person must inform the city and wait six months before claiming a new partner. Mayor Dianne Feinstein has not yet signed the legislation, but since it passed by an 8-to-3 vote, her veto would probably be overriden...