Word: touche
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...seemed a splendid idea. To the glory that was Greece, the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (L.A.O.O.C.) wanted to bring a touch of American grandeur. The Olympic flame was to be relayed from east to west in a scenic 19,000-kilometer zigzag across all 50 states, the longest torch run in modern Olympic history. Sections of the route would be "sold" at $3,000 a kilometer to sponsors who contribute to charity. Doing it the American way, the Olympic flame would arrive from Greece electronically. AT&T, which is sponsoring the Olympic relay, set up a system...
...Hudson and Terry Denson secured first and second place respectively in the 100-meter sprint. A few minutes later, John Perkins and Brad Bunney raced for first and second place in the 800-meter event. The last touch was provided by Stephens and Herberich, who combined for first and second place in the 400-meter hurdles...
...balls and juggled." But on the Saturday morning after her birthday party, she addressed the subject more solemnly, saying the writer builds something, while the analyst tears it apart to see what it is made of. "I think," she said charitably, "that whatever makes people feel in touch with a [she paused to think this through] . . . with a work of art-let's call it what it is, or what we all hope it is-is helpful...
...popular vote, yet holds only 7% of the delegates. Responding to Jackson's claim that he was "robbed" of 220 delegates, Manatt promised to ask state chairmen to consider allocating Jackson unpledged convention delegates. Meanwhile, Jackson came up with another idea that could touch off debate: automatic voter registration at the age of 18. Such a system would demand a philosophical change in the U.S., where voting is considered a privilege, not a requirement...
...throng, surrounded by apprehensive Secret Service agents who formed a circle around him; one kept a tight grip on the back of Jackson's raincoat so that he could yank the candidate down immediately if any danger arose. None did; Jackson's admirers obviously wanted only to touch and be touched. A young man dressed in a dirty sweatshirt and blue jeans held his open right . hand in front of him and exclaimed in wonder, "I shook his hand! I shook the man's hand...