Word: tranquillized
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...whole controversy now seems a little dated, credit Reagan's success in changing the political atmosphere. He has created a tranquil public acceptance of his presidency much like Eisenhower's, while proposing reforms as potentially sweeping as Roosevelt's. This change conditions the behavior of both the right wing and the press. Right-wingers used to argue that Reagan's popularity proved the victory of their ideology. Consequently, any press questioning of Reagan's program was "out of step with the rest of America," and any compromise by Reagan was the fault of pragmatists on his staff who would...
...Nowadays Wynn hopes to shrink gambling to less than 45% of the overall take at his hotels; he says he would remove it from his tranquil new oasis entirely if he could. "I do need the cash flow from the casino to justify the things I do," says Wynn. "I wouldn't want to dumb down my hotel-not at this point in my life. How many guys get to try to build the best hotel in the world...
Nowadays Wynn hopes to shrink gambling to less than 45% of the overall take at his hotels; he says he would remove it from his tranquil new oasis entirely if he could. "I do need the cash flow from the casino to justify the things I do," says Wynn. "I wouldn't want to dumb down my hotel--not at this point in my life. How many guys get to try to build the best hotel in the world...
...most important moment in Geneva was likely to have been the most personal and private one. On Tuesday morning at 10:05, shortly after meeting for the first time, Reagan and Gorbachev were scheduled to excuse themselves from the ceremonial opening din and sit down together in a tranquil room in the villa Fleur d'Eau with only their interpreters. No battalions of advisers, no swarms of reporters. Alone in the room with just their wits and their heavy sense of responsibility. That is when, in all likelihood, the full wonder of the moment will have most powerfully gripped them...
...slow fusion of deep guitar chords and light keyboard tones melted into mellow vocals and suddenly the New York City nightlife manifested itself in the conservative Boston venue—two large disco balls appeared in the back of the stage, turning the entire theater into a tranquil disco club...