Word: tact
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Islamic fundamentalists who govern Iran have never been known for tact. Iranian President Seyed Ali Khamene'i proved that anew last week during a visit to Zimbabwe, when he refused to attend a state banquet in his honor because women were present and wine was to be served. Khamene'i demanded that all women attending, including Cabinet ministers and the wife of the President, don veils and sit at a table in a far corner of the room. An hour of frantic negotiations ensued, but neither side would budge. Finally, the dinner went on without Khamene...
...demonstrating a complete lack of professional respect. Tell him you know he didn't really mean to make that pass. Then leave." If sexual advances are repeated and accompanied by threats or bribes, Baldrige suggests that the offense should be reported to management, "without regard to diplomacy and tact...
...defensive line returns in tact with two All-American candidates, but the rest of the defense was ravaged by graduation...
This year Columbia tried a new tact: it hired a tough, new coach...
...should not let pass all these acts of the totalitarian system which basically follow the Leninist tact of conquering the world for socialism," he cautioned...