Word: successful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Success with the economy, of course, will depend on political stability. Premier Chou will have to find a way to satisfy growing demands from workers without unduly arousing leftists, who are worried about maintaining ideological purity. Fortunately, Chou's forte is precisely that sort of political tightrope walk. He has survived not only 25 years as Premier of the People's Republic, but has lasted 47 years as a member of the Politburo of China's Communist Party. He thus boasts a longer period of continuous pre-eminence than any other man, including...
...keep oil flowing to the West. Even as Secretary of State Henry Kissinger last week prepared for another trip to the Middle East to resume his step-by-step discussions on disengagement, U.S. officials, led by President Ford, were talking tough. Their emphasis was not merely on hopes for success by Kissinger but equally, it seemed, on hints of how the U.S. might respond if the Secretary's negotiations broke down, war became imminent and petroleum shipments were threatened once more...
Miller says a major ingredient in his success formula is inspiration. "I have to be inspired to play a good game. I have to go out and say, 'Hey, this is a good tournament. I have to beat these guys.' " To spectators it seems more a case of concentration than inspiration. When putting, Miller wants his caddy kneeling close behind him, motionless, to block out any slight movement that peripheral vision might pick...
...appetite for success remains healthy: "I'm happy now because I'm hungrier for tournament wins than I thought I'd be. For a while there I didn't know if I had that drive." With Miller taking so large a portion from the pot, other pros may have a hungry season...
Flamboyant knee socks have been on sale for several years, but are now "in" as never before. The socks' success owes much to the recession, which has curbed clothing budgets; instead of buying a skirt, for example, many women are settling for snappy socks...