Word: polish
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Somewhat less successful. Alex Pearson seems a bit uncomfortable in his role as Dr. Roerlund, the schoolmaster in charge of the town's women. The control he has over the group calls for a bit of seduction, sexuality veiled by religion, or at least the polish of sophistication which could win these matrons and maids alike. None of this becomes evident until midway through the second act, and his hold on one of the town's more spirited females remains inexplicable...
...lifted without admitting error? Ostensibly, the sanctions were first imposed, and then tightened, in retaliation for the imposition of martial law in Poland. In the past, State Department officials have listed three conditions for easing the ban: an end to martial law; freeing all Polish political prisoners; the start of negotiations among the Polish government, the Solidarity trade union and the Roman Catholic Church. Administration sources privately concede that the White House would now accept any one of these steps-or even a milder move, such as the release of Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa from house arrest-as justification...
...House aides, was a postsummit statement in an interview in which France's Mitterrand echoed European-wide opposition to waging any kind of "economic war" against the Soviets. To an irritated Reagan, it suddenly seemed that any semblance of an understanding at Versailles had been downgraded. Moreover, the Polish government has not lifted martial law, which was the original cause for the sanctions. The U.S. has never clearly spelled out what had to happen in Poland before the sanctions could be lifted. Said one State Department official...
Although East Cambridge remains strongly ethnic, the composition of the population has shifted sharply in the last thirty years. In the 1950s, Italians, Irish and Polish residents who could afford new homes moved to other parts of the city. The housing stock in the neighborhood began to deteriorate rapidly...
...also a 2,000-to-1 shot with authoritative London bookies, its cup runneth over. After holding off the Peruvians, Cameroon's "untamable lions" repeated the performance against another respected contender, Poland. Dashiki-clad, singing, whistle-blowing fans from Cameroon cheered their team's offensive abandon. As Polish defenders frantically raced in front of the goal, Forward Roger Milla, instead of passing to an unguarded teammate as a normal soccer player would, kicked away, letting the ball carom off Polish bodies. No goal was scored, but such bizarre tactics stunned the Poles, amused the international press corps...