Word: thorough
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...only one to stand in their way. Cranston, a former lobbyist on Capitol Hill, talked to every Democrat and secured the backing of the Senate's most respected parliamentarian, Georgia's Richard Russell. When the new Congress convenes, the Senate will give the procedural reforms a thorough trial. Among them...
...years. Mulliken's earlier reportage resulted in a full-page story Nov. 9−the first in any national publication−describing the Navy's new C.N.O. and how he planned to reshape his vast command. When we decided that both man and idea demanded even more thorough study, Mulliken flew to Hawaii to accompany the admiral on a brief mission, then flew home with him and his family "Zumwalt is a superb subject," reports Mulliken. "His memory is his down to the exact words of a conversation held with his wife in Shanghai...
...made during a seven-year stint covering the economic scene abroad. At one point, a British official told him that unless inflation was curbed, "the whole fabric of society as we know it could come apart." Apocalyptic, perhaps, but the climate of concern led the editors to undertake a thorough study of inflation as a worldwide threat to affluent nations...
...that was only a minimum: the Corporation promised consultations with students and Faculty at each step of the way. The pattern for these consultations was set out in a letter to students, alumni and Faculty early last Spring, which heavily implied that the decision would come only after a thorough and open search...
...took great pains in explaining to Jean-Claude Killy's manager, the man responsible for the Friday night show, what type of crowd I expected to get and made recommendations, as a variety of films were available. I anticipated an audience comprised mostly of students who would have a thorough knowledge of skiing, and an extreme sensitivity to commercialization. With these facts in mind, the films were specially picked out for us. Killy's man behind the scenes described the films as running 45 minutes each in length, and of such high quality that he felt them better than...