Word: prospect
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that Arab leaders will simply lower their expectations when confronted by in-your-face showdowns. Instead he might drive despairing Palestinians, who have profited even less than Israelis by the peace process so far, into battle. It is a possibility that Benny Begin, Menachem's son and another hardheaded prospect for the Likud government, concedes is real. A serious breach in the peace process would reinvigorate Hamas; its popular standing waned as rapprochement advanced, but its bombs have already claimed a kind of victory for those who think violence is the only road to Palestinian statehood...
...Buchanan left that night to campaign in South Carolina, Harvard Republicans joined their national counterparts in dropping their collective jaws at the prospect of the former host of CNN's Crossfire winning the Republican nomination...
When recruiting season rolled around during the summer after Eckert's junior year, Harvard coach Scott Anderson was among those actively pursuing the highly-touted prospect. Eckert's talent impressed Anderson, but what was most apparent was the athlete's unusual work ethic...
...even today, the prospect of a Raines presidency is not unrealistic, given Raines' "remarkable thoughts, perspective and background that he brings to a situation, and the apparent effectiveness of his approach to a variety of situations," says Jeffrey Nebel '71, who roomed with Raines for four years in college...
...most pointed arrow in his quiver, and he may prefer to save it until later in the contest. But more immediately, Dole knows it would be quite unwise to make an overhaul of affirmative action a campaign issue as long as he clings to even the slimmest prospect of attracting Colin Powell to the Republican ticket. When the issue came up during a recent Dole strategy session, campaign manager Scott Reed quickly shot it down. A Dole adviser who attended said the Dole camp will not discuss affirmative action anytime soon--and maybe not for a long time...