Word: pointedly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most concrete accomplishment of the four-day visit was a joint declaration committing both countries to "overcoming the division of Europe" and sharing "a common European home." The wording of the first point was crucial to the West Germans, who hope that someday one of the divisions to give way will be the separation of the two Germanys. The second is Gorbachev's formulation for placing the Soviet Union in the European mainstream...
...year-old men complaining of chest pains and shortness of breath head for their doctors' offices. In both cases, angiograms show that the patients are suffering from partly blocked arteries. But at this point the medical paths of these men, with identical symptoms but different doctors, may diverge radically. One man lives in Beverly Hills, and the chances that he will have coronary-bypass surgery are nearly twice as high as they are for the other man, who lives in Pasadena, just 20 miles away. The Pasadena patient is more likely to be treated with drugs and a modified diet...
...billion) would have an estimated cash flow of $2 billion, which would be tapped for loan payments. "These are great organizations with very good cash flows, so the debt doesn't have to be a negative," observes William Farley, chairman of Chicago- based Farley Industries, which took over West Point-Pepperell in a hostile bid this year. But, he adds, "it takes a certain kind of management to deal with that kind of debt. You're that much closer to the edge. You can't afford to make all that many mistakes...
...President Fidel Castro was conducting one of his periodic political purges, weeding out officers suspected of disloyalty. Others thought he was finally acknowledging what the U.S. has long charged: that high-ranking members of Castro's government are up to their necks in allowing Cuba to become a transshipment point for U.S.-bound cocaine...
...hour, Chang's legs began to complain, and the banana cure he tried during the breaks could not hold off the cramping. Wobbling, Chang decided the best tactic was to use his head to abuse Lendl's. Up 4-3 in games but down 15-30 in points, Chang quick- pitched his opponent an underhand, if not underhanded, serve. From that moment to match point, the smoke never stopped streaming from Lendl's ears. It obscured his skills...