Word: rashly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...this is a bold (some would say rash) American-based program to open up the election process, which is wreathed in secrecy. If Popes were Presidents, of course, such publications would be routine. One does not "run" for Pope, however, and a Cardinal who even appears to do so may harm his prospects...
...beginning of the war, the killings of white missionaries had seemed, in most cases, to be merely part of the prevailing violence. The latest rash of murders suggests that the guerrillas are now killing missionaries in an effort to create panic among Rhodesia's remaining whites, particularly in rural areas. Since whites are now leaving the country at the rate of 1,000 a month, that brutal plan may be having some success...
...national peace government," has a well-deserved reputation for speaking his mind. So much so that when he was chief of operations for the Israeli forces in the late 1960s, he was told by Moshe Dayan, then Defense Minister, that he would never become chief of staff. "Too rash, naughty, and always shooting from the hip," said Dayan...
According to General Dynamics, the rash of changes was ordered because the Navy was just in too much of a hurry. Ordinarily, a contracting firm builds a "lead" ship before it gets awards to construct a new class of vessels. That way, the shipyard can work out design and engineering bugs and get a fairly accurate idea of cost before moving into mass production. But to save time on the production of nuclear subs, the Navy insisted on signing contracts with incomplete designs and specifications, and left details to be settled later...
Before you do anything rash consider Cape Cod. Like everyone else, I have been explaining my vacation plans for the last two weeks: "I'm going down to the Cape. My parents have a house there." Last spring in reading period everyone was begging me for an invitation but now they just look surprised. I am going to the Cape because that is where I live...