Word: smarted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...pegging his rescue of Goodman as a "Mission of Mercy," and stating his concerns as a citizen, not a Democratic candidate, Jackson downplayed the political significance of his effort, leaving lots of room for others, particularly the media to play it up. Jackson was smart enough to leap into a no-lose political situation. If he had not been successful, he would still have been lauded for the attempt by his supporters and any failure could have been blamed on the State Department and Reagan's limited negotiatory stance with Syrian President Hafez al-Assad...
Other candidates follow suit, leaving only Hart, who says, "Those K-School folk aren't as smart as I am I'll stay right here." Allison, undaunted, amends the program to include the eventual loser of the November election, observing, " Flexibility is firmness...
...flow of seductive images and return to intellectual infancy as a passive, pacified fun sucker. The young audience that makes hits these days out of laser shows and locker-room frolics seems bored with the notion that the mind has a life too. And few moviemakers, even the smart ones, are choosing to exercise their craft for the benefit of anyone old enough to vote...
...across without the charisma that characterized Ben-Gurion, Golda Meir and Menachem Begin." Washington was uncertain too whether Shamir's apparent flexibility will lead to any substantive policy shifts by Israel. But the Prime Minister's first visit provided grounds for encouragement. "He was shrewd, tough and smart," said one U.S. official who took part in the meetings. "His focus was on programs and practical decision making...
...crowd. He raised skirts in 1959, five years too soon. He lowered them in 1964, when the mini had several years to go. For that matter, he raised hemlines again only two years ago. This had no particular resonance in the mainstream of fashion, but at the smart restaurants in Manhattan's trendy Tribeca, the prettiest girls are in minis and boots...