Word: successful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...some of the most progressive legislation that has faced the House on issues like mass transit, human services, and civil liberties. As a member of the House's most powerful committee, Ways and Means, he enjoys the respect of Speaker Thomas W. McGee, who controls all committee appointments. But success did not court Frank because of his ability or ideals; however great they may be, it is the result of his careful exploitation of his contacts and positions...
...forgotten to consider. While women could go on to careers in the '20s and '30s, that step meant they had little hope of having families at all. And many fields were closed to them entirely, so that even if they ventured beyond the home, they had little prospect of success...
...ordinary people, sterilization was the cutting edge of the government's restriction of liberties. With a target of 4.3 million sterilizations, the campaign actually produced 7.8 million between April 1976 and January 1977, when Mrs. Gandhi called for national elections. To help ensure the program's success, government censors prohibited newspapers from publishing any criticism of family planning. The program was pressed by the governmental bureaucracy, from New Delhi to the district level, and quickly became the pet project of Indira's zealous son, Sanjay...
...Power Vacuum. And Podgorny? As the first top Soviet leader to visit southern Africa, he plainly hoped to capitalize on the Russians' success in backing the victorious forces in Angola-and to take advantage of the vacuum of big-power influence on the continent. The message: Moscow, not Peking, is the true friend of the developing world. With Anglo-American efforts to help negotiate a settlement in Rhodesia at a standstill, the visit took on added meaning. Said a Western diplomat in Moscow: "The Soviets want to be around when things move in Rhodesia and South Africa, and they...
...life. Breezin', Benson's 1976 LP, turned the trick for the guitarist-singer. He took the premier spot on the jazz, rock, soul and easy-listening charts. His name began cropping up on network TV. George bought a Mercedes. He was a star. How did success affect his music? If anything, it improved it. In Flight is his finest album so far. The material spans a wide stylistic range, from Benson's silky vocal on the Nat "King" Cole classic Nature Boy to the disco-danceable Valdez in the Country...