Word: smarted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Researchers argue among themselves about whether it will be five or 10 or even 20 more years before dictation systems are that smart. For court reporters, stenographers or anyone else whose primary job is to put spoken words onto paper, that time might be well spent figuring out how to adapt to the technology -- or, if that's not possible, looking for a new career...
...open hostilities, even limited to allied air strikes, would be perilous for both leaders. Saddam could not be sure his luck would hold again against Kurds, Shi'ites and his own disgruntled generals -- not to mention U.S. smart bombs. Bush faces a more complex set of inhibitions. Saddam has been playing a brilliant game of "cheat and retreat," chipping away at the sanctions without driving the allies to retaliation. He is not likely to hand Bush the kind of flagrant breach that would spur a unanimous vote for war among U.S. allies. Washington is prepared to go it alone, says...
...Gore managed to excite voters as he seldom did during the 1988 primaries. He deftly fielded questions, deferred to Clinton, turned back attacks from the Bush campaign and provided a remarkably effective complement to his running mate's considerable campaign skills. "Both of the Democratic candidates are young and smart," grumbled a depressed Bush-Quayle campaign official, "and we've only got one of each...
...that personal chemistry between the two men clinched the vice-presidential nod for Gore. "The big factor was the personal and political comfort level Bill felt with Gore," explains a senior Clinton adviser. "Every time, Bill would come away from a conversation with Gore and say, 'He's so smart...
...very tough on a marriage to go through this stuff." The Gores entered a counseling program designed to help families endure a medical crisis. Tipper insists that "there was no trouble in the marriage, ((but)) when you face an extremely traumatic situation that drops like a bomb, the smart thing to do is deal with the trauma...