Word: topical
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...diction was more than usually slurred. He appeared tired, and his momentum faltered as he paused between sentences. Yet the audience in the Uzbekistan capital of Tashkent was attentive as Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev broached a topic that was of concern not only in Tashkent, 240 miles from the Chinese border, but also in Peking and Washington. In an obvious attempt to exploit the currently uncertain state of U.S.-China relations, Brezhnev announced that the Soviet Union was prepared to reopen talks with China to reduce the tensions that have existed between the Communist rivals for more than two decades...
...nature of the topic, the debate cannot be resolved conclusively one way or the other. There are no true experts on what could happen in a nuclear war, for the simple and merciful reason that mankind has had practically no experience from which to make judgments and predictions with any certitude. In the final analysis, answering some of the most elementary questions is largely a matter of guesswork, intuition and ideological?almost theological?conviction. Even what might at first blush seem to be matters of objective fact, established by empirical evidence, turn out to be elusive...
...violent act an emotional decision, a heated topic of debate, and a moral dilemma that may never be reconciled But once, woman has made up her mind to terminate her pregnancy, she will do it and no law will stop her. People will never compromise on the morality of abortion. But one thing is certain women have had abortions for centuries and will continue to have them...
...major problem with passing legislation this year is that few elected officials may be willing to take up such a controversial topic in an election year, Grantham said...
Since December, Markoe and Letterman have been bunkered in a Manhattan hotel suite working on the show. They miss their Malibu, Calif., home and, most of all, their German shepherds, Bob and Stan. Dogs are a major topic of Letterman's comedy, and absence from Bob and Stan may help drive Letterman and Late Night to California. For now, though, there is plenty to smile about-and Letterman does, with his patented platypus grin. "I just want to make the show as playful as possible," he says. And why not? Hey folks, it's only Network Television...