Word: obvious
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Despite some obvious similarities, the Soviet orbiter is a different bird from the U.S. species. Its wing angle and nose are sharper, perhaps giving it greater maneuverability. More important, as demonstrated last week, it is set % up for fully automated flight. Onboard computers can guide it through re- entry to the earth's atmosphere and landing. The ship is also capable of manned flight, carrying up to ten people, but the Soviets plan at least one more unmanned shot before putting a crew on board. "Just as we were scared to death by Chernobyl," explains a Western diplomat in Moscow...
...effects of such insipid politicking have been obvious and immediate. The stock market has fallen more than 50 points since election day, as investors are unsure if the President-elect even has a policy to deal with the deficit. I must pinch myself to believe that throughout 12 months of the campaign, we did not force Bush to enunciate an economic and fiscal policy, or even, apparently, to think very seriously about one. Perhaps he'll find one in a fish belly while he's in Florida this week...
...that the Israeli election has been held and local voters have returned our staunchly pro-Israel delegation to Congress, it should be obvious just how insignificant Tuesday's vote on Question 5 is from the standpoint of what will actually happen between Israel and the Palestinians in the near future...
Democratic vice presidential candidate Lloyd M. Bentsen appeared on stage in Texas with a caged quail--an obvious dig at his Republican rival, Dan Quayle...
...layer cake is really a reward for jogging those extra two miles in the morning. A towering wedge of vanilla-scented cheesecake, laden with calories, is no more than fair compensation for eating only salad or fish for lunch. And warm apple pie a la mode is not the obvious self-indulgence it once was, but a vital, midday energy booster for a deserving workaholic. Whatever the reasons (or sweet excuses), desserts are back in style with a vengeance, in restaurants and bakeries, even as diet-obsessed Americans vow to cut their calories and cholesterol levels...