Word: thorough
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...every possible step to conceal our moves in preparation for the rescue mission, encouraging the few people who had to know about airplane and helicopter movements to believe they might be related to laying mines. On the evening of April 16, we met in the Situation Room for a thorough review of the operation. This session lasted 2½ hours, and I was particularly impressed with Generals James B. Vaught and Philip C. Gast and Colonel Charles Beckwith, who would direct the mission after I authorized it to begin...
...Aspen, Begin and I were both somewhat ill at ease. I had wanted to generate an atmosphere of informality, but in his attitude and words, Begin approached the initiation of talks in a very thorough and methodical way. He was concerned about the daily schedule, the procedures to be followed, the time and place of meetings, how a record would be kept, how many aides would be permitted on each side and so forth...
...combination seemed to come together in the second match against Wellesley After downing the Wellesley spikers in a hard-fought, up-at-the-net battle, 15-13, the Crimson took its cue from the Smith squad and claimed the next game with a thorough 15-6 decision...
...complete investigation of this affair. The danger for Israel is that any attempt at a cover up, or even hesitation to shed light on what happened in the camps, will have the effect of a self-inflicted poison. Jews now rightly feel the need to purify Israel. Only a thorough and impartial probe can begin to accomplish this...
SECOND: Reliable intelligence permitting an effective choice of response was obtained only just in time. It was primarily a mistake by policymakers, not by professionals, that made such intelligence unavailable sooner. But it was also a timely recognition of the need for thorough overflight, not without its hazards, that produced the decisive photographs. The usefulness and scope of inspection from above, also employed in monitoring the Soviet missile withdrawal, should never be underestimated. When the importance of accurate information for a crucial policy decision is high enough, risks not otherwise acceptable in collecting intelligence can become profoundly prudent...