Word: ploy
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...recall the experience of Jewish Holocaust survivors who sought to enter the port of Haifa in British-controlled Palestine aboard the refugee ship Exodus in 1947. The P.L.O. effort, several weeks in the planning, was basically a theatrical gesture. But it promised to be an effective public relations ploy and infuriated the Israelis, who vowed to prevent the ship's arrival in Haifa. About 18 hours after the killing of the Fatah trio, a magnetic mine attached below the waterline of the Sol Phryne exploded, causing no injuries but leaving a 3 1/2-ft. by 1 1/2-ft. gash that disabled...
...George Bush has left no footprints at all? It's almost like he was never there." This TV commercial had not been used, but Dole aides artfully leaked news of its existence last week. They called it their "tactical nuclear weapon," ready to air if Bush tried any negative ploy or increased his lead going into New Hampshire. Dole, once enthusiastic about the ad, lost his stomach for it by the end of last week. Perhaps he knew that Bush was ready with a counter-ad. It shows a two-faced Dole taking both sides of the issues...
What I did on my summer vacation. Last month Mario Cuomo privately telephoned a few influential friends with a startling proposition: that a group of them get together and back a candidate before the Iowa caucuses. When friends said the ploy would be disruptive and unwise, he abandoned the idea. Now he is back to making coy remarks. In his continuing quest not to be a candidate, Cuomo let drop last week that if pressed he could conceive of running for President during his summer vacation, since Albany virtually shuts down from July to October. He's not saying...
SNEAKIEST PLOY...
...just wish that the Bobsled Federation wouldbe up front and honest about this." Haggerty said."It really sounds to me like it's a ploy on theirpart to get publicity...