Word: switches
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Soviet doctrine has placed extraordinary emphasis on offense, specifically on the use of massive tank and artillery formations as well as swift-moving mechanized infantry units. The theory was born partly out of the determination never again to have to fight a war on home soil. While a switch to a defensive strategy could simply signify a shift of resources, with more being devoted to protection against attack, it might also mean that Moscow is determined to reduce overall military expenditures, perhaps as part of Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev's drive to speed up development of the civilian economy...
...Switch-hitting Lane MacDonald (who will be playing for Harvard again next year) did not advocate the USA bombardment. "The score," MacDonald said, "should not have gotten this high." MacDonald--who was treated with tender loving care around the net by his once and future teammates--picked up a pair of assists in the game...
...never know. Somewhere, certainly, somehow, a little switch in the back of Noriega's head moved one notch past "Cleverly Evil" to "A Little-Too-Cleverly Evil." Maybe he just needed that extra bit of excitement. Maybe he wanted to see what it would be like...
...simple. Instead, he plops the action at two tables in the middle of the Currier House Fishbowl and places the audience at other tables in a U-shape around them. As a result, the audience sees half the actors from behind for the first act. Once, the actors switch seats so everyone can see their faces. Appreciated, but awkward...
...transfer students are automatically affiliated with Dudley House, but, for the first time this year, they can switch their affiliations to residential houses--without receiving a housing guarantee--after one full semester. If space opens up within their new houses, the transfer affiliates are offered the opportunity to move...