Word: steers
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...developing his arguments lucidly and engaging his listeners with a tone of careful sincerity. He is always controlled, raising his voice only for emphasis. Yet he comes across as a vibrant orator, striking an emphatic rhythm like an oldtime Democrat. His Texan images are simple but colorful: the stubborn steer, the weak-kneed politician, the businessman cowering in fear of the Government. Connally has the earthiness of a backland tenant farmer's son and the urbanity of a successful international financier. He is clever enough to be self-deprecating at times, but he radiates such an enormous sense of self...
...distinct dialect, not just slovenly talk, and ordered the Ann Arbor school district to prepare a plan for teaching black English speakers. Last week the district announced a $42,000 special program. All teachers at the King school will now be required to take "sensitivity courses" in how to steer small pupils tactfully away from "wuf tickets" and into the verb...
Want some advice? Get as far away from Cambridge as possible. Go to Walden Pond, Dorchester, Cape Cod, go to Worcester for chrissakes, but steer clear of this...
...President knows full well that the Western European countries and Japan, which are more vulnerable than the U.S. to an oil squeeze, have no stomach for challenging OPEC. Mindful of their "special relationship" with the Arab world, the French in particular want to steer clear of anything that smacks of "Arab bashing." Concludes a State Department official: "We are seeking ways to cooperate, not confront...
...Airlines already flying DC-10s will not be deterred from buying more. Reason: switching to alternative models would cause a costly lack of common parts, service and training. Yet the DC-10's troubles could cause new buyers to steer away from the plane and thus delay its break-even. Worse still, in the highly unlikely event of a permanent grounding, McDonnell Douglas would not only be sued by airlines that have paid a total of about $10 billion for DC-10s but would also have to write off the plane's $574 million of unrecovered development costs...