Word: turnaround
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Earlier in the week U.S. negotiators in Geneva had taken an equally important step to sweep away the other stubborn sticking point in the INF talks: they eased their demands for stiff on-site inspection checks to ensure compliance with a treaty. The turnaround was extraordinary for Reagan. It has long been an article of faith for conservatives, the President foremost among them, that any agreement should include the strictest possible verification procedures. Before entering the White House, Reagan attacked Jimmy Carter's unratified 1979 SALT II treaty for lacking adequate verification guarantees...
...possibility that 1987 may come close to matching the record travel year of 1985, when 6.5 million Americans spent $6 billion on European travel. Says Helmut Klee, deputy director general of the Swiss National Tourist Office: "Two months ago, we would have hardly dared to , predict such a spectacular turnaround...
...revolution in the congressional attitude toward science has inspired a turnaround in scientific research funding. In a time of fiscal austerity when Congress is cutting spending for many social and even some defense programs, programs benefitting higher education have received unprecedented increases on Capitol Hill...
Dukakis takes much of the credit for this economic turnaround. "Mike is saying `don't just ask me where I stand, ask me what I've done,"' explains Champion, adding that developments in business, science, physical infrastructure and education are the lynchpins of both Dukakis's state program and his national platform...
...some say he has had little to do with Massachusetts's good fortune. Reich says that one-quarter of the economic turnaround can be attributed to the Governor's programs, but that the other three-quarters are the result of factors outside of his control, such as including federal contracts and venture capital...