Word: succinctly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...negotiators were hardly ever that succinct, and their exchanges were described in communiques as full, frank, businesslike and useful. But in fact they often weren't terribly useful. So the two sides would go back to the one subject where they could accomplish something -- arms control -- and the exercise became increasingly esoteric and rarefied. Like medieval theologians debating how many angels could dance on the head of a pin, the statesmen would % dicker over how many warheads would be allowed on a Soviet ICBM and how many cruise missiles would be allowed on an American bomber. Nuclear diplomacy also became...
...latest court ruling. Many women may conclude that all counseling services have been halted. As a result, they may stop visiting the centers and receiving preventive care -- a primary goal of Title X funding. Brenda Alston, 29, who is a patient at Rust's clinic, had a succinct response for the Justices: "No need in coming if you can't talk about the things you want...
...same conclusion by relying on one of her favorite axioms: "You act on what your mind tells you, not what your heart tells you." Late Wednesday night Thatcher discussed her plight with Denis, her husband of 39 years, in their second-floor apartment at 10 Downing Street. His succinct advice: "Margaret, it is time...
...this happening to you, ask questionsabout the job they have available, and discussyour qualifications for it. Don't be passive.Don't answer questions in monosyllables. Beinformative, direct, and succinct in yourresponses. Steer the interviewer into discussionof your interest in the company...
...rockers. As guitarist Eric Clapton puts it in a copiously annotated accompanying booklet: "I have never found anything more deeply soulful than Robert Johnson. His music remains the most powerful cry that I think you can find in the human voice." Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones is more succinct: "You want to know how good the blues can get? Well, this...