Word: slips
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...years to do this," the leader of the free world declared, as the appropriately prepared audience recorded the moment. It was, Ronald Reagan said, done for a laugh. But it was also perhaps the only recourse left for a man who in the past year has seen his policies slip and his coalition crumble away...
...would leave Lebanon and that "a number of their Arab allies are urging them to stick with their word and to leave when all forces are prepared to leave." Earlier Reagan had told reporters at a White House photo session that "the opportunity shouldn't be allowed to slip away. The risks, if the withdrawal fails, are far greater than the risks of completing the withdrawal...
...some of the region's longstanding problems. As of last September, the P.L.O. had been defeated, the Syrians had been virtually disarmed and the Soviets discredited in their ability to influence events. The U.S. responded with an admirable plan, the Reagan initiative, but then allowed precious months to slip by as the Israelis dallied, the Soviets rearmed the Syrians, the P.L.O. recovered part of its strength, and Jordan's King Hussein tried to decide whether to risk negotiating with Israel and the U.S. The moment of opportunity passed, and with it the Reagan initiative. In time the Syrians...
...looks nice on your record). Get set! The pressure is on in college. Nothing less than an A will do for all pre-med courses. Choose a major in one of the sciences and fill out the rest of the schedule with "Mickey Mouse" subjects, lest your cumulative average slip below Aminus. Go! You are in. At med school you will spend 30 to 40 hours a week at lectures, and as many more studying. But do not plan on actually grasping the material; there is no time to do more than memorize for exams. And do not plan...
...mingled amusement and relief of the audience. Shows like Candid Camera tried to catch unwitting people in mortifying circumstances, while The Newlywed Game prodded one spouse to air the other's dirty laundry. Most of the clips on Life's Most Embarrassing Moments were outtakes and slip-ups from TV shows such as Three's Company and Soap. Although the "embarrassing moments" were meant to be backstage revelations, somehow more "real" than the smooth, neatly edited programming they disrupted, they seemed instead to be unabashedly calculated...