Word: loyalities
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...attitude about dry beer, mindful that sales of Michelob's other brews (regular, light and dark) have recently fallen off. Ultimately, the fate of the new dries depends on the taste buds of the nation's 129 million beer drinkers, who can be both fickle and brand loyal all at once...
...Israel by non-Jews, and that failure to illuminate Israel's flaws causes non-Jews to reevaluate their support. How can such an intelligent, educated person show such a basic misunderstanding of the reason for Americans' strong support of Israel? Israel is supported because it is America's loyal ally and the only democracy in the Middle East. Israel gives America technology, military intelligence and a strategic base. Americans support Israel out of self-interest, whether or not American Jews criticize Israel. Calling Israel immoral only serves to relieve the moral consciences of Jews who are embarrassed by Israeli soldiers...
...Ever since Aquino came to power in February 1986, Ramos has defended her government against a succession of coup attempts. But lately, the popular politician has set Manila abuzz with some calculated innuendos. Talking to the press about his loyalty to the faltering President, he said ambiguously, "I am loyal to the constitution and the presidency. There's nothing personal about it." Ramos cautioned government officials not to use the military as a "tool of the executive branch in the capricious exercise of its prerogatives...
...President-elect has also been excessively loyal to associates who outlive their political usefulness. A case in point is Don Gregg, his national-security adviser, whom Bush declined to fire when he became enmeshed in allegations about illegal aid to the contras. During the campaign Bush stoutly defended a host of controversial Administration figures -- Ray Donovan, Robert Bork, Oliver North, Ed Meese, Don Regan, John Poindexter. It may have been sound politics, but it hints that Bush may be no better than Reagan at firing people...
...same young, geeky actor in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and other assorted teen fantasies) breaks into a secret Pentagon computer and almost sets off World War III. This cinematic experience ends with a glorification of individual creativity--in the person of the computer geek and his loyal heroine (played by Ally Sheedy)--and a condemnation of technology gone wild--played by a renegade computer charmingly named Joshua...