Word: smoothly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...margaritas are smooth and strong at Chi-Chi's in Milwaukee, and the spicy enchiladas pack a punch. Crowds fill the gaily colored restaurant every noon and night. Such enthusiasm for Mexican dining was once largely confined to the Southwest, but now Chi-Chi's and other aggressive chains are sweeping through the heartland like modern conquistadors. With moderate prices and robust fare, they are capturing an ever growing chunk of the American dining-out dollar. Mexican-style eateries gulped down a hearty $3 billion in revenues last year, or nearly 4% of total U.S. restaurant sales. They...
...fellow American bishops, in part for his ability to work out compromises on controversial issues. Soft-spoken and mild-mannered, he has a knack of achieving his goals without causing commotion or rancor. Says a top Catholic clergyman, in admiration: "When Bernardin makes waves, they're always smooth waves...
Joining Dixon in the Crimson backcourt will be sophomore Both Ferry Harvard's third leading scorer last season. Ferry earned Ivy League Rookie of the year honors for his smooth spot Ferry hit 53 percent from the floor while playing in all 26 games last year, and McLaughlin may look to the 6-ft., 4-in sharpshooter to fill some of the scoring gap left by Fleming's graduation...
...cultivated Oriental charmer. Quietly, Amin began to take control away from Taraki. More important, he persuaded Moscow that he would be able to defuse the Muslim threat. We at the KGB, though, had doubts about Amin from the start. Our investigations showed him to be a smooth-talking fascist who was secretly pro-Western (he had been educated in the United States) and had links with the Americans. We also suspected that he had links with the CIA, but we had no proof. In short, the KGB was pointing to a danger that Amin-if he could ride the tiger...
...Taraki to step down as President on his return to Kabul. Amin carried out the agreement in spirit, if not to the letter: Taraki stepped straight from the presidency to his grave. Moscow was willing to turn a blind eye to that. It was only weeks, however, before the smooth-talking Amin made the KGB argument seem correct. Amin did not honor specific promises made to the Soviet Union, he complained about the KGB's activities in Afghanistan, and he wanted Soviet officials who had had the "effrontery" to advise him recalled. Moreover, things in Afghanistan were looking blacker...