Word: successful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Ironically, it was in London that Gorbachev's new thinking achieved its greatest success of the week. Despite serious disagreements over policy during their fifth get-together, Margaret Thatcher and Gorbachev still seemed devoted to their mutual admiration society. Their talks, cooed the Iron Lady, were "very deep, very wide ranging and very friendly." Grinning from ear to ear, Gorbachev enthused that their "mutual understanding is increasing." So much so that Queen Elizabeth even accepted an invitation to visit the U.S.S.R., a historic royal acknowledgment of the distance between Gorbachev and the Bolsheviks who murdered her Romanov cousins...
...major reason for Harvard's success thus far has been the strong contingent of freshmen currently filling its singles ranks. Since the squad's return from its spring trip to California, Mike Shyjan, who is at the number-three spot, is undefeated in singles play, as are Derek Brown and Albert Chang at four and six, respectively. Chang and Laszlo Serester are also undefeated in the third doubles spot, while Shyjan and Cardi have dropped only one match at number...
...short, as careers in government have grown less attractive, the paths to success in public life have become more diverse and uncertain. There is no indication that these trends will soon be reversed...
Once this initial reaction passes, however, a realization sets in: in this most mannered of British comedies, mannerisms make the man, and it is precisely the manner in which such manners are managed that makes this production a modest success...
Despite his current success at Miami, Fernandez made a gutsy decision to turn down a guaranteed professional contract. He was the first first-round draft choice since 1979 to turn down the major leagues...