Word: prod
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...jackknife from his pocket and cut the string. He hated knots, especially when tied with red tape. In his impatience to get things done, he browbeat and literally manhandled associates. Hubert Humphrey recalled having been kicked in the shins affectionately but painfully. The Texas hill-country rancher would prod men as well as cattle. Yet, said Humphrey, "many people looked upon him as a heavyhanded man. That was not really true. He was sort of like a cowboy making love...
Carter's campaign to prod the allies into action began with another television appearance, this one extraordinary by any measure. Acting more like an embattled President going over the heads of a balky Congress to the people of America than a statesman dealing with sovereign allies, Carter personally took the U.S. case directly to the West European public. Interviewed by correspondents from British, French, Italian and West German television networks, he talked bluntly about
...censured Mugabe's secretary for unfair electioneering and threatened to cancel the elections in the most unruly districts. He successfully compelled the three major black candidates to adhere closely to fair campaign guidelines and the procedures for military disbandment. His efforts crowned a 15-year British effort to prod white Zimbabweans into accepting the political and moral reality of black rights and drew the country closer to its dream for peace and an end to political uncertainty...
Wiltshire said the advisory committee's members thought the cabinet-level task force would investigate nuclear saftey concurrently with their study. Because it did not, the panel members decided to "prod" the task force with their recommendations...
...commercial networks will get a prod in the direction of providing more news come June, when Atlanta Braves Owner Ted Turner launches his Cable News Network. CNN will feature round-the-clock news highlighted by a prime-time broadcast from 8 to 10 p.m. The new network will also provide extensive coverage of sports and business, topics that get little attention on the major networks' evening news. Although a midget by commercial standards, CNN promises to be a feisty competitor, with seven domestic and three foreign bureaus reporting to its Atlanta headquarters. Turner has budgeted more than $20 million...