Word: strode
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There were no national anthems, no 21-gun salutes. Nonetheless, last week as Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi strode onto the tarmac at New Delhi airport to greet Pakistani President Mohammed Zia ul-Haq last week, the occasion was momentous. Since the partitioning of Pakistan from India 35 years ago, relations between the Asian subcontinent's two major powers have been soured by three wars, border clashes and a legacy of bitterness and suspicion. Remarked a senior Indian official: "This is a historic moment...
...cerebration. Kennedy thrust his hands deep into his coat pockets, a familiar tic that signaled he was back in high fettle. He ducked his head with the small self-conscious smile of the winner he always wanted to be, muttered something about not messing up the weekend entirely, and strode off to his helicopter for a few hours at his Virginia estate. That night the President talked with his brother Bobby about the crisis. As he had done so often over the past months, he mentioned the book The Guns of August and its accounts of arrogance and miscalculation that...
...vale edictoriem in high school was a serious matter. In the first place, he represented the student body of one of New York's most prestigious schools, stuyvesant And Carnegic Hall, the location of the ceremonies, could inspire the awe of even the most poised performer. So as Weinstein strode to the podium to begin his speech, he was understandably nervous. Even his closest friends were not then sure he would go through with the routine as planned...
...been genocide committed in the name of Israel, a country I have defended in every way imaginable all my life. As an American I think we should cut off the arms and monetary benefits." The audience first listened in hushed silence, then burst into applause as the lawyer strode out of the room...
...later the magazine, still under Cousins' editorship, was sold to the founders of Psychology Today, who split it into four monthlies dealing with education, science, the arts and "the society." Cousins disagreed with that strategy and walked out. By 1973 the fragmented SR was in bankruptcy and Cousins strode back in. He restored the old formula but not the old form. In 1977 a new investor group took over, and in 1978 Cousins reduced his role to that of columnist...