Word: targets
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...target of this socially ascending wave of resolution is not only Germanicus (whose exhausted head on the pillow vividly predicts the style of Gericault nearly 200 years later) but also his little son, whose blue cloak matches the general's; the women suffer, but the boy learns, remembers and will act. The more Germanicus unfolds, the more one realizes why Bernini, on his visit to Louis XIV in Paris, declared Poussin to be the only French artist who really mattered: un grande favoleggiatore, "a great storyteller...
...Tigers reserve most of their wrath for the Indian soldiers sent to enforce the agreement. Once considered protectors of Tamil autonomy, they are now the chief target of the insurgency. In the past year guerrillas have killed more than 600 Indian military...
...Sontag's name finds its way into some unlikely exchanges, it may be a sign that intellect is not just a target but a magnet, a fascination even in a culture more preoccupied with stadium bruisers and nymphets. At 55, she has been one of the most visible intellectual figures in American life for more than two decades. In two novels, a collection of short stories and five volumes of essays, Sontag has come to symbolize the writer and thinker in many variations: as analyst, rhapsodist and roving eye, as public scold and portable conscience. In private...
RHODE ISLAND. Consistently one of the most Democratic states, Rhode Island nevertheless has a soft spot for stately Republican John Chafee. Lieutenant Governor Richard Licht is waging a vigorous challenge, but Chafee, a former Governor, is an elusive target...
...Dukakis campaign dispatched dozens ofworkers from his national headquarters in Bostoninto the field, along with more than 1300 newvolunteers from Washington. The campaign said 60percent of the headquarters staff was beingassigned to campaign duties in target states...