Word: sharpness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...first ten minutes of the game, MIT stayed within striking range, but the Crimson women finally broke down MIT's 2-1-2 zone with some sharp passing...
...Desai just as adamantly insisted that as a matter of "self-respect" India cannot accept such inspection-at least until the U.S. and U.S.S.R. start reducing their own nuclear stockpiles. Carter agreed to sell India the heavy water and uranium that it needs for its nuclear reactors. Whether a sharp letter from Secretary of State Vance will follow is now uncertain because of the overheard remark. Asked what he would do if he received such a letter, Desai said diplomatically, "I would not regard it as cold or blunt...
Thus, although they add few facts to what is already known about the period, the diaries, covering Feb. 27 through April 9, convey a sharp sense of immediacy and give West Germans an intimate glimpse of how one of the brutal regime's leaders viewed the Nazi Götterdämmerung...
Miller's first challenge will be to establish himself as a competent, forceful leader. The importance of his doing so was underscored last week by a sharp drop in the stock market. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled almost 38 points to close the week under the 800 mark at 793.49. The drop occurred mostly because of worries about the dollar, but also partly because of uncertainty about Miller and what policies he will follow. In addition, businessmen will be watching Miller's performance in checking inflation for clues as to whether to launch plant expansion and modernization...
...morning the group had spotted 36 different species, slightly shy of the figure at that hour during the previous year's count. "Not really too good," shrugged Leader Paul Stoutenburgh, 50, a tall, lean, high school teacher and part-time naturalist. "Perhaps we're just not as sharp-eyed as we should be today...