Word: thrust
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...thrust of these projects is "to get people involved, and to build a neighbor to neighbor network," Myers said...
...real thrust of Tsongas' program lies in his efforts to shore up America's declining manufacturing base. He calls far more strongly than Clinton for an industrial policy that would pick winners among emerging new industries. To do that, Tsongas would create a federal office somewhat akin to Japan's famed Ministry of International Trade and Industry that would finance and develop new technologies. But the problem, as critics of industrial policy never tire of pointing out, is that no one really knows which promising discoveries today will blossom into thriving industries tomorrow...
...course. But look, gang members are among the quietest people you will ever meet. You know, gangs are like families. Little kids get disciplined in gangs. When a little kid drifts into a gang, he doesn't just get a gun thrust into his hands. He's gonna get homeboy love, which is pretty potent...
That is the metaphysical quest that guides this right-wing crusader. Though he claims he has not yet thought about seeking the presidency in 1996, this year's campaign has thrust him into the top tier of contenders, along with Dan Quayle, Jack Kemp and Texas Senator Phil Gramm. It has also exposed the historic rift between Republican moderates and conservatives, long bound together by the fight against communism. With the cold war over, the G.O.P. is awakening to the fact that the new world order may threaten the quarter- century Republican domination of the White House...
...watershed moment for America's world role. In the cold war, we played a dramatic but defensive role in containing communism. In the immediate postwar years, we implemented a two-pronged strategy to blunt Moscow's main thrust in Europe, using military power to deter aggression and economic power through the Marshall Plan to counter the communist ideological challenge. We later beat back Soviet salients in Korea, the Philippines, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Angola, Afghanistan and elsewhere...