Word: ticking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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SHORTLY AFTER Ronald Reagan was elected President, Political analysts began trying to figure out what made the man tick. Conclusions differed, but it was unanimously decided that Reagan's opposition to Marxism was deep, sincere, and very likely to share his foreign policy decisions. Since his inauguration, the President has surprised no one by turning many complex issues into "crucial" tests of strength between the superpowers. Reagan's three nation trip to Latin America, which begins tomorrow, promises to be a prime example of how policy becomes twisted when was the world is seen through rigid ideological blinders...
...really not that difficult to figure out what makes senior Jim Garvey tick. Garvey--a standout wingback on the football team--runs on relationships...
...Hong Kong." Added a Chinese businessman in Hong Kong: "The problem is that there are some officials in Peking who believe they could run Hong Kong, that they could somehow have a Communist administration and a capitalist economy. They don't understand what makes this place tick...
...warts and all, and plans to raise a family there." But won't viewers turn away from ordinary-looking anchormen? No, says Uncle Walter. Of even a rumpled, pot-bellied greying anchorman, he says, "I'll guarantee you this: he knows more about your town and what makes it tick than ever will be learned by some young fellow from 500 or 1000 or 2000 miles away that some consultant tells you got good ratings there." In fact, he says, "That slightly tousled codger is going to exude more believability and integrity from the nail on the finger...
...challenger arrived in the ring first, hooded in a green silk robe decorated with his customary Irish shamrock proclaiming GERRY, DAD AND MOM. Rappaport wiggled beside him, waving an oversize replica of Holmes' championship belt, except with a clockface drawn over the insignia and the words TICK, TICK written across it. Holmes happens to be 32, Cooney 25. As he had planned for weeks, Cooney bided the time during the referee's instructions by staring at the champion's belly, trying to chill him with the thought of body punches. And Holmes did show considerable respect throughout...