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That was insufficient, however, to calm worried environmentalists, who fear that Clark may share James Watt's essential view that there should be more commercial use of public lands. By their reckoning, Clark could prove an even more formidable adversary than Watt because of his low-key, nonbelligerent style and close personal ties with President Reagan. Many environmentalists were quick to point out that Clark has no real expertise in the intricacies of land-management policy and the myriad regulations that the Interior Department must observe or enforce. Complained William Turnage, executive director of the Wilderness Society: "This...
...low-key about studying at Harvard. "I wasn't a particularly motivated student," he says. "I kind of had a good time and rowed real hard...
...low-key about making the U.S. Olympic team in 1984, which would be his third appearance at the Games. "I hope I'll be able to win the trials in the spring and maybe go to the Olympics," Wood says...
...Christopher R. Wood is low-key about what will happen at about 3 p.m. tomorrow, when the elite singles race at the Head of the Charles regatta starts. "I guess I'm the favorite, but who knows," Wood says...
...adds--in his low-key way--"I got the feeling I was going pretty fast--it turned out to be true...