Word: tilts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...best to handle the current scandal. "These crises have a certain rhythm," says the old pro. "First it's a news story, then a policy controversy, then an investigation -- and then it turns into a political war. When it goes political, you've got to go into it full tilt...
...fierce Crimson and Elis held their annual tilt...
There were other issues that could also have led to a showdown in North Korea. Over the past two years Kim has engineered a pronounced tilt in Pyongyang's Sino-Soviet policies toward Moscow. Just two months ago the North Korean President made a hastily arranged visit to the Soviet capital, his second in 29 months, for talks with Mikhail Gorbachev. The Soviets provide North Korea with MiG-23 fighter aircraft and Scud surface-to-surface missiles. In return, they have acquired calling rights at the North Korean ports of Nampo and Najin and clearance for military reconnaissance flights from...
...Massachusetts political observer. "But he makes up for it by doing." A close friend notes, "He's incredibly competitive. Imagine racing him in a 100-yard dash with a brick wall at the 101st yard. I'd start slowing down at the 90th yard, but Joe will run full tilt to win the race, even though he is certain to hit the wall...
...thousand, two hundred and fifty was the official tally at last Saturday's Stadium tilt between Harvard and Massachusetts--and a generous estimate at best. The combination of a steady downpour, a late-season non-conference game and a slumping Crimson squad (2-6 overall after falling to the Minutemen, 17-7) kept fans away in droves...