Word: leaping
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Gorbachev is hardly a disinterested party in the matter: failure to modernize the economies and political structures of Moscow's closest trading and security partners would greatly complicate his efforts at home, if not doom them. The big question is whether the leap forward taken in Moscow can provide momentum for the satellites. "This is a watershed moment for all of Eastern Europe," said a Western diplomat in Warsaw. "One way or another, all these regimes must now respond to the reality that Gorbachev has prevailed...
...Kevin Kline) as Daffy Duck, a fellow whose foot -- when it's not in his mouth -- is always obsessively pressed to the emotional floorboard. Think of Ken (Michael Palin) as Elmer Fudd, a stammerer whose mild manner hides a ferocious temper. Think of Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) as -- big leap here -- Bugs Bunny, all wisecracks and cool deceit. And think of A Fish Called Wanda as the next best thing to a Looney Tunes-Merrie Melodies summerfest...
...while residential conservation is desirable, it cannot accommodate the West's urban growth. To save enough water for their projected 33% population leap over the next two decades, Californians would have to cut per-person consumption by one-third, an unprecedented feat of discipline by U.S. standards...
...power of the screen. From the 1930s to the 1950s, the magazine's March of Time newsreels were a popular movie theater attraction. Starting in 1985, TIME has helped produce annual television programs on its Man of the Year choice. Now we are about to take a more ambitious leap into the video world by joining forces with the Public Broadcasting Service's award-winning documentary series Frontline to produce television public affairs specials. The first TIME-Frontline production will air Tuesday, May 24. Titled The Defense of Europe, the one-hour documentary will examine the changing U.S. role...
Call it one small step for man, one giant leap for Japanese television. Nine weeks after the first of two teams of climbers from Japan, China and Nepal set out from opposite sides of Mount Everest, six determined mountaineers rendezvoused on the world's tallest peak. What made the occasion particularly memorable was that television viewers were able to share in the celebration, courtesy of three intrepid Japanese cameramen who also made the 29,028-ft. climb...