Word: obvious
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...going through with their Europe-after-graduation plans there is a measure of concern about terrorism. One of a group of seniors planning to travel together through Western Europe, Steven P. Dostart '86 says that he and his roommates will be cautious not to make their American origins obvious. For example, they will probably avoid wearing shirts with English writing, and they may heed advice to stay out of perceived terrorist targets like American Express offices and Harrod's in London, he says...
...Education of David Stockman" was perhaps the best example. At that time, he was lucky. Stockman, despite his indiscretions, knew too much to be fired. Later, Stockman was smart. He jumped into the investment banking boat before the mess the Republican Administration had made of the economy became obvious...
...stationing of U.S. missiles in Europe, are capitalizing on such fears and arguing against anything and everything nuclear with renewed vigor. Last week the Greens adopted a two-pronged program calling on Bonn to withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and abolish nuclear power. "The connection is obvious," says Uwe Nehrlich, director of West Germany's Research Institute for International Politics and Security...
...last-minute effort to dispel that image, the President belatedly decided to allow the human chain to snake through the White House grounds and to join in himself. "This house," said Reagan, "belongs to all the people and is a symbol of the American dream." But for obvious security reasons, not "all the people" will be permitted in the White House segment of the line--only Secret Service agents, White House personnel and families and accredited journalists...
...come back? There are the obvious reasons. After a decade, people have discovered that you don't really need to know the time to the millisecond while waiting for the Seventh Avenue express. Nor do you have to know what time it is in Tokyo right now. (If you live outside Tokyo, that is. And inside Tokyo, analog will tell you just fine...