Word: obvious
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...committee had already formulated a plane for the future of the department based on their view of the future of the field, and it was obvious that I did not fit in it," he added
Although the former President praises many of the Middle East leaders he has known, it is obvious that his hero is the late Anwar Sadat, whose home village Carter visited in 1983, some 17 months after Sadat's death. In his lifetime Sadat was condemned by many fellow Arabs for making peace with Israel. In Carter's view Sadat remained true to his Arab heritage even as he moved "toward peace for his people and justice for the Palestinians by acknowledging the need for incremental progress through negotiation...
...right, the idea of supporting revolution is equally hard to accept, though for different reasons. Conservatives may find it easier to support revolution in practice than in theory. This is already obvious from their choice of words. Reagan finds it hard to call the good guys rebels. Instead, he insists on calling them "freedom fighters," a heavy, inconvenient term, with an unmistakable socialist-realist ring. "Freedom fighters" practically announces itself as a term of bias. Rebels, Mr. President. With practice, it will get easier...
...Operation Airlift," sold the more than 90 lbs. of cocaine skimmed from the Memphis bust for cash and property worth about $850,000, and took bribes from the drug traffickers he was investigating. Said FBI Director William H. Webster: "The corrupting power of drug money is one of the obvious reasons why this No. 1 crime problem must be overcome. This sad case illustrates our relentless determination to police our own ranks...
Gorbachev's trip to Britain was even more successful in putting a human face on the Soviet leadership. His appetite for technical matters became obvious during his tour of an agricultural research center and an auto factory. During nearly 3 1/2 hours of talks with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Gorbachev spoke knowledgeably about arms control and East-West issues. Observed a Foreign Office diplomat: "It's nice to find a Soviet politician whose face moves. Even when he scowls, you know where you stand...