Word: shooed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...China's leader? A recent spasm of economic unrest did not help his chances. Zhao reluctantly called for a slowdown in the pace of reform. But that decision is likely to slow his ascension. China's veteran military commanders will now wait to see if Zhao, once considered a shoo-in to succeed Deng, can put the economy back on course...
...were up for this game and the way Roger was throwing the ball, I just knew he was going to shut them out," Boston manager Joe Morgan said. "I thought we were a shoo...
...Lines. Says Clifton Moore, chief administrator of Los Angeles International: "There may be a time when you will have to book a flight well in advance, or pay someone for a black- market ticket." Rationing of sorts is already beginning at Boston's airport, where officials have tried to shoo away small aircraft by quadrupling the landing fee to as much as $100 a visit, while reducing the charge for passenger jets...
...choosing Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen to share space on his campaign button, Dukakis took a deeply calculated risk, an atypical gamble. Bentsen is not a shoo-in to win Texas, George Bush's adopted state. He could hurt the ticket by being perceived as an affront to the blacks and progressives who backed Jesse Jackson and by sullying the PAC-free sheen of the squeaky-clean Dukakis. And though he is greatly respected in the corridors of the Capitol, Bentsen does not top the list when people daydream about the ideal President of the United States...
Smith found out only three days before the game that he would be starting. James had known about his starting role for a week. But advance warning doesn't shoo away the butterflies...