Word: sharpened
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Zbigniew Brzezinski. A career analyst, Gates had no experience in CIA intelligence-gathe ring operations until he became Casey's deputy in April. Although his demeanor is mild, Gates once wrote a blistering critique of the CIA's ill-focused analytical process, and in 1981 Casey picked him to sharpen the agency's information-reporting procedures. The results helped to restore the CIA's reputation after a succession of intelligence failures during the Carter Administration. Today, says State Department Deputy Secretary John Whitehead, "the agency is amazing. I can ask for an arcane report in the evening, and it will...
Even outside Washington, a number of influential experts feel the U.S. would do well to sharpen up its haggling skills. Says Morgan Guaranty's De Vries: "A very tough trade policy is needed." The U.S., he argues, should bargain for greater reciprocity in trade agreements with Japan, as well as a further opening up of that country's markets to goods from third countries...
...group has confronted value-free teaching by devising and marketing a model curriculum that states traditional conservative values throughout. Teen- Aid Inc., with headquarters in Spokane and 25 affiliates in the U.S. and Canada, urges youngsters to "resist the tide" of a sex-saturated culture. The program tries to sharpen the "refusal skills" of students and sends summaries of lessons home to parents. Students are told to be careful about what clothes they wear on dates, and not to drink or take drugs while on a date...
...disease, and none is imminent. But another new study suggests a possible way to at least relieve some of the worst symptoms. Dr. William K. Summers of the University of California, Los Angeles, last week published his experiments with a long-forgotten drug that seems, at least temporarily, to sharpen victims' memories...
Edge noted that most of the other open division competitors had already played in tournaments this year. "We were more tentative on the court," she said. "It takes a few tough matches to sharpen...