Word: spotlighting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Indeed, throughout the conference, in spite of his quick command of the issues and engaging smoothness. Spence seemed to be somewhat bemused over the whole situation--over having suddenly been thrust into the spotlight of one of the most prestigious jobs in academia...
...restoring order. The Due d'Orléans emerged to become King Louis-Philippe and forced Lafayette to resign as commander of the National Guard. "The sad truth was, no one really disliked Lafayette," says Bernier, "but no one wanted him back." He managed to stay in the spotlight, however, speaking out forcefully for such causes as free public education, independence movements in Greece and Poland and the perfection of French democracy. He died in 1834 at 76, surrounded by his family and pressing a medallion of Adrienne to his lips...
...personal styles of the two men also played a part in their estrangement. A lifelong military man, Assad is used to giving orders, expecting them to be obeyed and staying out of public sight, while Arafat, a thoroughly political animal, likes haggling, cutting deals and basking in the spotlight of publicity...
...however, the Internal Revenue Service is shining a spotlight on the inner workings of the Newhouse empire. In what is by far the largest U.S. action of its kind, the IRS is charging that Newhouse's heirs and advisers grossly undervalued his estate at the time of his death. As a result, says the IRS, the Newhouse family owes the Government a staggering $914 million in taxes and penalties. That sum is more than 20% greater than the $750 million that the IRS collected from all estate tax cases...
...weakest offensive displays in recent history. It wasn't Cornell, which needed a victory to work its way into the Ivy race. It wasn't Harvard, which was lucky to escape Ithaca with a tie. It wasn't even the referees, who tried to steal the spotlight by throwing their little yellow handkerchiefs onto the turf on one out of three plays...