Word: toning
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...risk is a campaign that revolves around gamesmanship rather than substance. Right after Labor Day, Clinton stepped in to tone down the hyperactivity of the campaign's war room, with its zeal to respond instantly to every G.O.P. charge. The constant counterpunching, Clinton believed, was overshadowing his larger message. Within the campaign, the power of the war room and its generals -- communications director George Stephanopoulos and top strategist James Carville -- has been a source of envy. "It has taken George and Carville months to realize that they have to trust Bill Clinton's instincts," says a well-placed campaign official...
...More important for us than winning is setting the tone for the Ivy season," Giese said. "We want to show that Harvard is a team to be reckoned with. Maybe we can turn some heads and maybe we can get some respect...
...first game set the tone for the evening. The Bears jumped to an early 5-0 lead, primarily because Harvard made a series of sloppy errors. The Crimson had problems setting the ball and placing its shots...
...optimistic about working with the administration. She says Clark has adopted a different tone this year, one of receptiveness to student input...
...optimistic about working with the administration. She says Clark has adopted a different tone this year, one of receptiveness to student input...