Word: successful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...success of the expert-for-hire ad has yet to be determined, officials said...
Much of the Irish success stems from perfectionist Holtz's famous practice sessions and attention to detail. When he arrived at Notre Dame in the winter of 1986, Holtz, who had been head coach at William and Mary, North Carolina State, Arkansas and Minnesota, concentrated on molding the Irish into a clockwork mechanism. Says senior linebacker Wes Pritchett: "He gave out shirts with TEAM on them in big letters and ME in tiny letters. It sounds corny, but the message got through: everyone can't be a star, but if you tackle your assigned role with 100% effort...
...turned out, his opponents bashed one another in New Hampshire, and Dukakis escaped unscathed. That success taught him a lesson, the wrong one: he would remain on the high road to the verge of pointlessness, even months later as Bush methodically corroded his image and his lead. This high-minded approach was laudable, but Dukakis seemed not to understand the difference between going negative and adequately countering his opponent's scurrilous charges. The primaries also taught him to avoid saying anything of consequence. Bruce Babbitt talked about raising taxes, and he vanished. Richard Gephardt pounded protectionism, and he vanished...
...hype have long been partners; there must have been some prehistoric Frenchman urging his fellows to catch the cave paintings at Lascaux. But movies, as the first mechanical art form, have always churned on assembly-line publicity. With the mid-'70s success of People magazine, and later + Entertainment Tonight, the celebrity industry went high tech and high gear. Nearly every hour of the TV day, from Today and Good Morning America through Oprah and Donahue to Carson and Nightwatch, is filled with show-biz interviews...
...disappointment is there. It will be there for awhile. But perhaps it will vanish today. A victory in The Game. It's the only way a losing season can become an instant success...