Word: smoothly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...employment. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Teamsters Union had lobbied hard for another candidate for the job, former National Labor Relations Board Chairman Betty Southard Murphy, but leaders of both decided that Donovan was acceptable. A New Jersey union negotiator, who has observed Donovan's smooth dealings over the years with the Teamsters and other unions, praised him as "tough but fair...
Although the spirit improves more important than the artistic quality of the performance, the show has major flaws which hinder its effectiveness. Essentially a revue of songs linked together more by theme than by a plot, it inherently lacks a smooth continuity between songs; the excruciatingly long scene changes and constant reshuffling of bodies on stage only punctuates the choppiness...
Mixing uncontested layups with smooth perimeter shooting, Harvard jumped out to early leads of 8-2 and 18-11 and never looked back. Behind the free throws and drives of speedy guard Mark Branch (he led all scorers with 23), MIT narrowed the Crimson's lead to five points three times in the first half, but each time, a Mannix jumper or a Fleming drive put the Crimson back in control...
...lost sight of the Crimson in just the second event when its All-American sophomore. Tony Corbisiero, found himself swamped in the 1000-yd. free by a Harvard threesome of Ted Chappell, Courtney Roberts and Larry Countryman. Chappell, also one of the aquamen's premier butterflyers, switched on his smooth stroke at the very beginning, took the lead he never relinquished, and cruised into the finish...
...plenty of time, however, for substance: four years after Jan. 20. And if backslapping and dinner chitchat will not by themselves bring down the inflation rate, they can help pass legislation designed to do that. The ability to create an aura of cheerful optimism, manipulate symbols and establish smooth personal relations with allies and adversaries is a vital asset for a President. Ronald Reagan proved last week that he possesses it in abundance, and he will surely need it in the battles that lie ahead when the honey moon is over...