Word: portrayal
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...John Kerry (D-Mass.) told his supporters in his victory speech, "Today in Massachusetts we have proved that money can't buy you a U.S. Senate seat." In his campaign against millionaire real-estate developer Jim Rappaport, Kerry applied the corollary to the first rule: He managed to portray his opponent as someone whose only asset was his assets. Kerry's campaign accused Rappaport of acquiring his fortune through family connections, government subsidies and dubious business dealings...
...same level of development in terms of the problems and challenges we face. Iraq and the person of its President were subjected to a concerted effort to portray them in this ((bad)) way, and over a long period of time, not just since this crisis. Iraq has frightened some in this area to the point that they are saying something must be done about this new phenomenon. Only Saddam can correct this image...
...ready for a long-term U.S. or U.N. presence in our country," says a Kuwaiti aide to the exiled Emir, "but we wouldn't deal on the islands or the oil unless Iraq's war- fighting capacities are crippled. If Saddam gets something from us that he can portray as a victory, then the rest of the world is entitled to an even greater and longer-lasting victory...
...rising middle-class resentment to new taxes, especially those perceived as unfair, provided the backdrop for last week's budget denouement. In a belated rush to present themselves as the champions of working people, House Democrats seized every chance to portray their Republican colleagues as lackeys of the well-to-do. These Democrats rammed through a plan that did not include any increase in the tax on gasoline but did retain regressive levies on alcoholic beverages and cigarettes. They proposed a smaller increase in Medicare premiums than the defeated pact would have. Most important, the House Democrats would have taken...
Above all, remember that a resume is not a life history. It is a presentation in outline form of your education, work and other experiences which highlights and describes those aspects which you think best portray your qualifications for employment. It is directed to a specific audience for a specific purpose...