Word: thoroughness
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Rhode Island's Claiborne Pell, new chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, will set up more thorough investigations into the Administration's dealings in Central America. These could include probes on the way the CIA is funneling money to the contras and might result in stricter requirements that diplomatic efforts be part of any U.S. policy toward Nicaragua. A Democratic- dominated committee, especially one with members as outspoken as Delaware's Biden, is likely to debate the President's policies far more vigorously than the Republican-controlled panel headed by Richard Lugar...
Super Sunday Football from Avalon Hill ($39.95) comes with 20 past Superbowl teams on disk. Of course, the user can add teams and even switch them around. It allows someone to do an incredibly thorough job of what-ifs (what if the Patriots had William Perry, what if the Colts knew how to play, etc.) Super Sunday Football allows players to play against another player or against the computer. It's even possible to set the computer on auto-play; just sit back with a beer and some potato chips, and watch your computer play ball...
...illustrate the intensity of my study. If I am qualified to judge any of your impressive academic work, my approbation would fix upon the intensity of your efforts to track down the truth wherever it may lead. I hope you can appreciate my own desire to do a thorough...
...thorough was the restoration that 7,000 sq. ft. of marble floor tiles were lifted, cleaned and replaced with pieces from the same quarry in Italy that had produced the originals. Workmen spent a year on their knees reconstructing the mosaic. When the hotel reopened, however, the tiles were largely covered by carpet. "It broke our hearts to see the rugs go down," admitted Project Manager Michael Darby. "But marble floors are hard on the feet and very noisy...
During his gradual and thorough exploration of every aspect of theater, he picks up new acquaintances and new ambitions...