Word: solidities
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Beyond that, TIME has learned the CIA has solid evidence that Libyan agents were staking out U.S. embassies in Athens and Ankara. During the past few weeks, the Libyans rented rooms in sight of each embassy and were clocking the movements of senior U.S. officials there. Security has been tightened considerably at both missions, as well as at certain other embassies around the world. In Ankara, where Haig planned to visit this week, an Administration official described the security as being in "as high a state of alert as we've ever...
...first half, Harvard had played its most solid twenty minutes of the still-young season and the team left the court with a two point lead...
People afflicted with this problem often find chewing on "taboo" food to be the only way to stay thin, yet still enjoy the taste of high-calorie foods. After eating a low-calorie meal, "napkinics" will indulge in breads, pies, casseroles, cakes--in short, anything solid that can be chomped on and not swallowed--and then surreptitiously spit the food into a napkin when they think no one is looking. They will then either drop the napkins onto the floor, make frequent trips to the garbage to throw them out, or stuff them into their pockets or purses...
...learn legislative strategy from Reagan's chief of staff, James Baker and conceding gracefully when he has lost minor skirmishes at the White House. While some see his occasional lack of assertiveness as a failing, it has served him well in cementing what will probably be a solid relationship with the man in the Oval Office. The final marks are not yet in on the success of the Administration's tax policy, but Regan gets an A for his attempts to make it work...
...House officials claim that he is plodding, lacking spark and less than innovative in law enforcement. Yet his frequent get-tough-on-crime speeches have been hampered by the Administration's unwillingness to back his proposals with funds. In the view of White House watchers, he rates a solid but lackluster B-minus for what has been a solid but lackluster performance...