Word: sanding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...high point of Claudia's career is her time as a war correspondent covering the desert campaign against Rommel. She goes at her assignment with gusto, typing in the jeep, pausing to shake the sand out of her typewriter. No wonder a weary colleague asks her to quit showing off. But soon she meets the love of her life, a tank commander named Tom Southern. The savvy reader of war fiction knows at once that earnest Tom will be dead within 50 pages, but Claudia is launched on a splendidly grand passion. And when finally the disastrous word comes from...
...field a viable late-night talk show. After Rivers' demise, the network resorted to a succession of guest hosts. One of them, Arsenio Hall, began to catch on in the ratings -- but only after Fox had committed to The Wilton North Report, a new show produced by Barry Sand, formerly of Late Night with David Letterman. The show, a mystifying mix of interviews, tongue-in-cheek features and Letterman- like smugness, was a bust with critics and audiences. It was canceled after four weeks...
...Emirates Golf Club, with a clubhouse resembling a group of Bedouin tents, features quick-growing Buffalo grass imported from Georgia, four artificial lakes and countless natural sand traps. No one in the royal family actually plays golf. So Pakistani President Mohammed Zia ul-Haq, a demon golfer, was invited to hit the maiden ball with a gold-inlaid golf club. After Zia managed a 240-yd. drive on his first swing, his hosts allowed him to keep the club and tossed in a solid gold...
...taxes and leaving no marks in the jobs he has held: "Is he running the waffle ad? Any idea why they ran that snow-prints ad in Florida of all places?" Bush is pleased and relaxed. Things are going well. He turns to Fuller and says, "I wish the sand were running through the hourglass faster because everything feels real solid right now." Bush heads into the room next door and pedals a stationary bicycle for 20 minutes while watching...
...stature and familiarity. Bush and Dole are universally known in their party and enjoy reputations as national figures. The Democratic candidates, perched lower on the political ladder, must still prove they are eligible to climb. Until they do, the rank and file will continue to write its preferences in sand rather than concrete...