Word: opinionating
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...gloom. It was the gloom that accompanies the paralysis of leadership. Even before Gorbachev was selected, there was already a cult of personality around him, the hope that he would be able to get the Soviet Union moving again and to keep it moving. In my opinion, that was as important a factor in his quick victory as the votes of loyalty that he got from the Politburo. It was a question of the mood of the elite. They needed somebody like him, not another member of the Old Guard. At the same time, Gorbachev is a very good tactician...
...stands to gain the most from Gorbachev's elevation, in the opinion of many Kremlinologists, is Gromyko. He placed Gorbachev's name in nomination at the Central Committee meeting that followed Chernenko's death, in effect giving the Old Guard's blessing to the younger generation's "coming of age." In return, Gorbachev has paid careful respect to the durable Foreign Minister. Gorbachev too has stressed the need for arms negotiations and has called for improved U.S.-Soviet relations in terms similar to those used by Gromyko in recent months. Surmises Jerry Hough, a Soviet specialist at Duke University: "Gorbachev...
...appears willing to tackle problems firmly." Said Kohl: "You do not have the impression that you are listening to a Tibetan prayer wheel." Thatcher, who had proclaimed Gorbachev "a man with whom we can do business" after meeting him in Britain last December, said she was not changing her opinion after conversing with him for 55 minutes in Moscow. Said Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney: "He's clearly in command and I think it augurs well for the future. I was very impressed...
AFTER YEARS of debate and deadlock, the Faculty last week approved a series of sweeping reforms to the legislation governing honors degrees. The final decision--a voice vote with only one dissension--belied the unlikely differences of opinion that had stood in the way of common sense since 1982, when the subject of reform first surfaced...
AFTER YEARS of debate and deadlock, the Faculty last week approved a series of sweeping reform to the legislation governing honors degrees. The final decision a voice vote with only one dissension--belied the unlikely differences of opinion that had stood in the way of common sense since 1982, which the subject of reform first surfaced...