Word: precisionism
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It cast fresh uncertainty on Soviet-American relations at a time when Nixon was hoping to bring his "era of negotiation" to full reality. The eruption posed a new dilemma for a President whose doctrine is to reduce U.S. forces and commitments abroad while at the same time preserving stability...
The Syrian tank column was challenged near Ramtha junction by a smaller force of Jordanian armor whose vehicles carried the black, white, green and red Hashemite flag along with pictures of the King. Hussein's order to his troops, the best in the Arab world, was to "stand fast...
The outbreak of civil war in Jordan vastly complicated efforts to free the hostages from what the guerrillas assured the world was humane captivity. At the same time, the shooting increased the confusion surrounding the negotiations for their release. At one point the International Committee of the Red Cross broke...
Rosewall's victory, the 14th U.S. men's title won by an Australian in the past 20 years, was a triumph of precision over power. His opponent in the finals was fellow Aussie Tony Roche, 25, a hard-driving lefthander who was no older than a ball boy...
The race, which was eventually won by a cheerful merchant navy officer named Robin Knox-Johnston, had been sponsored by the London Sunday Times. Two Times reporters. Nicholas Tomalin and Ron Hall, took on the task of deciphering the record of the only contestant-out of nine-who did not...