Word: shiftings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...shift at the top of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) sent the wrong signal at the wrong time. Rostow, perhaps too publicly for his own good, had argued for a more flexible U.S. approach to the arms talks. His sacking was seen in European capitals as evidence that Reagan either was not serious about arms reduction or, almost as worrisome, had no idea how to respond to the Kremlin peace offensive. "The Administration has played right into Andropov's hands," said a French foreign affairs specialist. Indeed, the Soviets were quick to capitalize on their propaganda windfall...
...This shift in the composition of the police department has had some unintended consequences. The increased Latinization of the force has angered many blacks, who resent the services and attention given to Cuban immigrants by city officials. The shooting of Johnson by Alvarez, a Hispanic with only 21 months on the force, inflamed this sore spot. Miami officials also note that he and his partner, Louis Cruz, 22, had left their assigned patrol area and gone to the video-game parlor on their...
...bulk of Room 13's visitors are freshmen. Up until two years ago, that was true for Mental Health Services as well, but now this is changing. In what Catlin called a "very significant shift," more and more seniors are seeing therapists. Seniors are increasingly concerned about what they'll do when they leave Harvard, concern about what comes after college ... Reading Period is a pretty stressful time, and exam anxiety, for seniors in particular, is often more a concern that they won't be able to succeed--that they won't be able to fulfill their goals, rather than...
McCaskill's first shift of the night led to his only appearance on the scoring sheet, as he helped set up teammate Matt Winnicki for a blast from the point that beat Crimson goalie Grant Blair for a power-play goal and a 1-0 lead...
...slowly thawing relationship is the result of a shift away from China's isolationism. In flirting with Moscow, the Chinese hope to exert some influence over Soviet policy, while pressuring the Reagan Administration to be more outspoken in its support of Peking. The move is also regarded as a natural extension of China's attempt to become more involved in world trade in order to develop its backward economy. Says a U.S. analyst: "The real mystery is why this has not happened before...