Word: journeyer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that they are all the same one. To wit: incompetent French officer A is appointed via government connections to lead expedition across the Sahara to Point B. He is given C Francs and D assistants, collects E colonial troops in French Algeria, and, most importantly, F camels. Along the journey treacherous native guides mislead the party, and contacts with the mysterious Tuareg people increase. After G weeks of near-starvation, the raiders appear and massacre the expedition...
...pianists, as well as a handy yardstick for audiences with which to measure them. From the idiosyncratic classicism of the Second, which was the first in order of composition, to the incipient romanticism of the Emperor, the last, is a span of some 20 years but the musical journey of a lifetime...
...Queluz Palace last Friday, a chipper Reagan held a press conference ) to mark the end of his European journey. White House Aide Michael Deaver had called it "without question the hardest trip of his presidency," and Reagan admitted "some anguishing moments" along with "many highs." Declared he: "We are returning home, mission accomplished...
...White House fully intends to raise the contra aid issue in Congress again, perhaps in two to three weeks. Increasingly uneasy as they pondered Ortega's East bloc journey, Democrats led by House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill met late last week to consider that prospect. Afterward, O'Neill reiterated his opposition to direct contra aid and pronounced the embargo to be premature. "Economic embargoes," said the Speaker, "should follow the failure of diplomacy rather than following the failure of the Reagan Administration to get its way in Congress." Nonetheless, as the impact of Ortega's Moscow pilgrimage continued...
...papal advisers, the animosity with which the Pontiff will be received only underscores the need for the journey. John Paul, says one, "sincerely believes he can help promote reconciliation within the church...