Word: tougher
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...dusk these days, Bush has taken the dewy path along the Rose Garden and wondered about his fate. Not in despondency -- that is not his nature -- but in a detached, curious and wary way. Once he looked up after long hours of deliberation and said, "The decisions are getting tougher." So true. No good answers present themselves. He chooses now from the best of the bad, which is the usual way in government. Last Thursday his crisis pace reached its peak, as shown in these remarkable pictures...
...inevitable comparison between Halberstam's work and John Updike's classic account of Williams' last game, "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu." Nearly 30 years later, Updike's achievement seems as secure as Williams' 1941 batting mark of .406. He turns out to be the better writer, even the tougher reporter. But readers who want to savor a memoir of two outsize ball clubs and the rude dawn of modern baseball can turn with relish to Halberstam...
...think it's going to be a much tighter game," junior Char Joslin said. "They looked a lot tougher and a lot faster...
...officials said privately that an invasion was highly unlikely and that more probable options would be to strengthen military forces, impose tougher sanctions or withdraw military dependents and civilians...
...ultimate passage of the bill was never in doubt, but Sen. Howard M. Metzenbaum (D-Ohio) was threatening to prolong debate, which began Monday, into the weekend unless senators agreed to tougher capital requirements...