Word: touche
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Expectations around the Americans have changed. In Europe, no longer are they regarded as just "those nice kids from the U.S." At home, they are the favorites. "Everyone gets involved in an Olympic year," Mahre says with a touch of vinegar, "but we do this year in and year out. The suddenness of the interest is always a little annoying, and all these expectations are not too enjoyable...
Once Rock invests in a company, he remains active in its management. He is a director of Intel and Apple, for example, and vice chairman of Diasonics. He stays in close touch with his managers, most of whom recognize that his advice is worth far more than his money. He maintains a delicate balance between guiding them and letting them find their own way. Last year, when Diasonics announced that it would lose $5 million to $7 million in the third quarter. Rock spent hours huddled with senior managers, helping them pinpoint weaknesses and reorganize the company. Says Joseph Rizzi...
Berg and other environmentalists contend that farm animals are in much greater danger from wild dogs and coyotes. Blaming the wolf for every kill, she argues, is almost "a psychological need." Says she, with just a touch of hyperbole: "The wolf is an intelligent animal that groups together and does just what a hunter does when he gets together with his pals." Bowing to antiwolf passions, Interior authorities last summer announced a limited wolf-trapping season in which up to 160 animals a year could be taken in farming areas...
Marie Cardinal sits with her legs crossed on the couch, poised and self-possessed. The cigarette she lets droop between two fingers is the finishing touch on a carefully designed image. Now she gestures with it, now she flicks the ash away, emphasizing the rhythm of her words with precise movements. Author of 10 novels, Cardinal has had her greatest success with The Words to Say It, published in 1975. After winning the Prix Littre, the award given annually for the best medical arts book published in France, the novel has sold nearly two and a half million copies...
Although 12-goal scorer and first-line right wing Kelly Landry was in Philadelphia at a dinner for All-American soccer players, the Crimson finally found its scoring touch after a grueling 11-game search...