Word: tilts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tilt toward Iran could also complicate U.S.-Soviet relations, as the Moscow press warned repeatedly last week. But as long as the U.S. is contemplating only limited and nonlethal resupply of Iran ? and as long as Iraq relies on Soviet arms ? Administration officials are reasonably confident that the U.S. can remain technically neutral and that the Kremlin will limit its response to finger-wagging editorials and propaganda...
...That tilt gave Reagan a slight "bump" in the polls, an edge that apparently grew over the weekend as the president failed in his attempts to bring the American hostages in Iran home before the election
Middle East. One group of top Israeli officials argues that Carter, despite his tilt toward Egypt in the peace talks, is at least a known quantity. Says a government official: "We do not know what Reagan is going to say or what he is going to do if he becomes President." But other Israelis maintain that Carter is too unpredictable and that Reagan would at least conduct a tough Soviet policy, which the Israelis advocate. Egyptian officials speculate that if Carter got a second term, he would be free from re-election considerations and more willing to push Israel harder...
Shaped like a flying wedge, the DeLorean appears to exceed the 55-m.p.h. speed limit while standing still. It is expected to get 22 m.p.g., about the same as a diesel-powered 1981 Cadillac Brougham. Entry to its luxuriously appointed interior is through gull-wing doors that tilt up instead of swinging out. The 24-karat car will pose some special maintenance problems. Owners wishing to get any dents knocked out will probably have to return the damaged part to the factory, where the bumps will be pounded out and the piece refinished in gold...
...NOTEBOOK: The Crimson's next tilt, Saturday's contest at Boston University, should be a much easier one, though as Chris Sailor reminds us, "it'll be on astroturf." The team will wear tennis sneakers for improved footing...