Word: tactic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...preelection economy, the President declared that "the severe recession that we anticipated has not been nearly so severe as we thought." In fact, the Administration had purposefully tipped the economy into recession in order to curb the runaway rise in prices. Yet, as the September figures made plain, the tactic has failed...
...offensive action was in the air. After a mysterious lapse of ten days, Iranian Phantom fighter-bombers struck industrial targets and oil installations deep inside Iraq. American-trained Iranian pilots seemed to be particularly adept at evading the Soviet-supplied surface-to-air missiles (SAMS). One successful U.S.-taught tactic: diving straight toward the oncoming missile, then veering off at the last instant...
...using it as a tactic to persuade voters that the only people opposed to the proposition are entrenched politicians," he said...
...fragmented almost nothing about what he will do to reconstitute his fragmented Government in a second term. He may be afraid to discuss the matter, thus admitting his troubles. Or it could be "the October surprise" that all the Republicans the believe Carter will spring in a dramatic late tactic to claim the electoral lead...
...lesson in all such instances, as the wise have always told us, is the abiding value of silence. La Rochefoucauld, for example, got down to his usual brass tacks by calling silence "the best tactic for him who distrusts himself." It is not simply that silence is generally prudent; it also encourages the presumption of virtue, appearing-especially in times of adversity-as a sign of both discretion and suffering. How unlikely (goes the public reasoning) that a guilty party would endure calumnies without a peep...