Word: proclaiming
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...speech after speech, at fair after fair and parade after parade, Republican Senator Lowell Weicker stresses his maverick ways. NOBODY'S MAN BUT YOURS his billboards proclaim. But that is just the problem, retorts his rival, four-term Democratic Congressman Toby Moffett: "Nobody's man is part of nobody's plan." Weicker is so independent, suggests Moffett, that he is a political hermit devoid of effectiveness...
...adult life in prison. In 1974, while filming a scene in a crowded restaurant in Adana, Güney and his wife were insulted by a right-wing judge. A gun was fired; the judge died. At Güney's hearing, men stood up to proclaim that they, not he, had killed the judge. Güney was found guilty; he remained in jail until October 1981, when he escaped to Europe. This May, on the day Güney received a Palme d'Or for Yol at the Cannes Film Festival, Turkey demanded his extradition...
...Peace" that was part of the Camp David accords, euphoria over the breakthrough was being tempered by disagreements over precisely what was, and was not, included. The document's strength was also the root of its weakness: the artful use of constructive ambiguity allowed each signatory to proclaim agreement while holding different interpretations of what the words really mean. In some instances, those diverging views are spelled out in letters that accompany the text signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and President Jimmy Carter on Sept. 17, 1978. For example, Sadat and Carter...
Asked about his goals in Chicago, Bernardin says simply, "I do not come here with a blueprint. I don't have a bagful of tricks. I've come to proclaim the Lord and his Gospel, to be a good pastor, to do everything I can to create a climate in which people can come together...
...Tehran, masses of Khomeini supporters ignored the wail of air-raid sirens and marched through the capital in support of their leader. The Iranians announced they had destroyed two Iraqi divisions, but by the end of the week their offensive appeared to have stalled, leading the Iraqis to proclaim a "great victory." Meanwhile there were numerous indications that Khomeini's forces were preparing another major attack, which would probably take place some time this week...