Word: startingly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Leftists come in all shapes and sizes, but few have the foursquare charm of Harry Perkins. A bluff, charismatic ex-steelworker, he has been swept into power as Britain's Prime Minister with the most radical mandate of the century. From the start, he proves himself a master of both style and substance. Instead of the traditional ride to Downing Street on his first day of work, he opts for an egalitarian stroll. To both insiders and outsiders he pledges openness and honesty. "We stand on our own two feet, and we tell the truth," he instructs his press secretary...
Toyota said it will be forced to replace the Lexus name unless the dispute is favorably resolved within 60 days. The Lexus is scheduled to roll into showrooms in September, so any further delay could prevent the new line from being launched at the start of the 1990 model-year...
...media didn't talk about it until last summer's heat wave. New York Times columnist James Reston has said that "the networks will only cover the environment when you get a picture of a forest that died." Will we need a disaster the size of Chernobyl to start thinking about nuclear satellites...
...cleared the British Isles and was over water on its course to New York. If so, specific evidence of the sabotage would have been almost impossible to dredge up from the wintry Atlantic. But Flight 103 left Heathrow 25 minutes late. Anticipating such delays, terrorists have used barometers to start a timer only when a set air pressure has developed near the bomb. Since the cargo holds in a 747 are pressurized after takeoff along with the cabin, the barometer could detect this change and start the timer. If such a technique was used on Flight 103, it failed...
...Year dawned, Mexico was bracing itself for a painful reality. Jan. 1 marked the start of the Pact for Economic Stabilization and Growth, the latest package of wage and price controls intended to help keep Mexico's inflation rate below 20%. But it will probably pinch workers, whose real earnings have fallen steadily since 1982, and add further stress to an economy already staggering under more than $100 billion in foreign debt...