Word: realign
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Iraqi defeat. They note that, according to the latest reports from Tehran, the Ayatullah Khomeini's goal is nothing less than the downfall of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, who launched the war partly in an effort to topple Khomeini. Saddam's fall, the moderate Arabs fear, would realign the balance of forces in the region in favor of Iran and its main Arab supporter, Syria. Any change would worry Israel, which, though it has been supporting Iran against Iraq, remains hostile to the Syrians...
Coach Bob Scalise has encouraged the backline, which accounted for three goals, to dribble upfield or unleash a drive when open. The fullbacks also frequently pass the ball among themselves to allow the forwards to realign rather than just knocking the ball back into the offensive zone...
Indeed, the Helms machine's freedom from the constraints of money, state lines and party labels troubles many professional politicians. Insists Tom Ellis: "We are a bridge between conservative Democrats and conservative Republicans. I would like to see a realignment under the Republican banner, but it wouldn't bother me to change the name. In the real world, it may be that all we can do is realign the Republican Party." Helms and his money club have already done that in North Carolina. -By John F. Stacks
Many things frighten politicians, but none more than change forced upon them from below by a shifting electorate. But change is coming to Cambridge--fundamental new developments that may realign the city's politics, force new alliances, move the sources of power...