Word: salvos
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...opening salvo in the battle for the Falkland Islands? No. The commander was merely playing Obliterate, a video computer game designed by Mercury 332, an electronic publishing company based in Manchester, England, that offers the game as part of the information it supplies through Prestel, a videotext information and entertainment service in eight countries, including...
Pierre Bergé, partner and protector of Yves Saint Laurent, peeks over the battlements at the enemy force below and, as if panicking, fires off a salvo before he has found his aim. "Give me one piece of clothing, one fashion statement that Armani has made that has truly influenced the world...
Henry Kissinger was asked recently if he had ever encountered in Moscow or Washington a man, or group of men, he thought capable of pushing the mythical "button" that would send off a first salvo of missiles. Kissinger, who has spent more time than anyone else with the leaders of both nations, was silent for a few seconds. He began to chew at one of his gnawed fingernails. "You mean, is there anyone capable of knowingly bringing about a nuclear holocaust? ... I really do not know," Kissinger finally answered. "We talk about it a great deal, but it is beyond...
That was only the latest salvo in a Soviet peace offensive that has been building to a crescendo over the past few months. The ultimate goal of this intense propaganda campaign is to drive a wedge between the U.S. and its Western European allies. The more immediate intent is to encourage opposition to the stationing of a new generation of U.S. medium-range missiles in Western Europe, a policy that NATO adopted in 1979 to offset the prolific deployment of SS-20s and other weapons in the western Soviet Union. Ustinov's remarks were carefully targeted and timed. Moscow...
Freshman midfielder Alicia Carrillo led the Crimson barrage with a personal salvo of three goals, all scored within the first 25 minutes of the game. Additional firepower was provided by freshman striker Kelly Landry, who scored two goals...