Word: lot
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Just how had the money been spent? Says one U.S. official with firsthand knowledge of the deal: "Sure, some of it went to satisfy some worldly appetites. But a lot of it, a lot more, was disbursed in a way that guaranteed us access in some extremely sensitive and useful areas. O.K., call it buying friendship. But that's what overt aid is too, isn't it? I know what we got for that dough, and it was worth every goddam cent...
...Lance spreads himself too thin. Says an old hand at OMB: "I'm not sure he knows what the bottom line is on the budget." Lance concedes that he may be involved in too many projects. Says he: "I knew that I'd get involved in a lot of responsibilities, but I guess maybe it's been a bit more varied than I ever imagined." Still, he shows no signs of slowing down; nor are there any indications that Carter wants him to act any differently...
Lance, a friend of Carter's for more than 10 years, served as Georgia highway commissioner when Carter was Governor. His country-boy manner masks a shrewd, tough mind. Says New York Republican Barber Conable, ranking minority member of the House Ways and Means Committee: "Bert does a lot of talking about being a country boy. You know that kind-when he shakes your hand, you had better count your fingers." Cabinet members who appealed to Carter to restore Lance's cuts in their budgets were rebuffed. Says Jordan, no pushover himself as a bureaucratic infighter...
...season has been, in a sense, one of sacrifice for Hooft--at least offensively, where he has had to do a lot less shooting than last year. and the lefty can shoot. During last Saturday's game against Princeton, Tiger coach Pete Carril had one constant message to give his team during time-outs in the second half: "Watch that number 15," he barked in his Buggsy Moran voice, "he's a shooter. He's a shooter...
...there's the story, of a lot of hard work without a coach holding a stopwatch or leaving a cloud of chalkdust...