Word: primed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...change that The whole nature of the press conference was different. Not only had it been moved from the business-like Old Executive Office Building auditorium to the more ornate East Room, but it also was shifted from the customary mid-afternoon of a working day to the prime-time television hour of 9 p.m. E.D.T...
...nations, it is true, there is firmer leadership than half a decade ago. Margaret Thatcher, Britain's new Prime Minister, has taken a decisive, confident line, though her countrymen must wait to see where it leads. Germany's Helmut Schmidt and France's Valéry Giscard d'Estaing govern their countries with an effective margin of strength and popularity...
IRVING KRISTOL, neoconservative writer: There's no question that Henry Kissinger elevated the discussion of American foreign policy. There aren't many individuals-George Kennan in his prime was one-who apply mind to foreign policy as against just opinion, and Kissinger is certainly...
...list shows how times have changed; women and minorities are better represented than they were five years ago. All those on the list share one characteristic, the sense of boldness that remains the prime prerequisite for leadership...
...Boeing and General Dynamics, the flyoffs payoff is huge. Each ALCM is estimated to cost only $1 million (vs. $5.8 million for a submarine's Trident I ICBM). However, the Pentagon plans to order 3,000, making the prime contractor's share about $2 billion. By early next year, the contest results are to be announced and the first ALCM-armed B-52 could enter the bomber fleet by December...