Word: unpopular
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...reportage, as though all the proscriptions against figure painting had lost their magic. To suppose this was not a radical act, one would need to know very little about the pressures of ideology and convention in the New York art world of the time. Realist figurative painting was as unpopular then as abstract...
...might be called the liberal critique of the Central American crisis. As he told TIME Diplomatic Correspondent Strobe Talbott last week: "For decades there has been repression of the people of Central America by oligarchs. This has created a serious dilemma for the U.S. Is it going to support unpopular oligarchs against guerrillas controlled by the Marxist-Leninists? Costa Rica wants to be identified with whatever chance there is for a peaceful solution to the problems of the region...
...much of the press: the fear of underplaying-and being beaten on-a scandal. The decisiveness of Reagan's election victory made the possession of a debate crib sheet seem irrelevant to the outcome. Said House Speaker Tip O'Neill about Carter: "We had an extremely unpopular candidate who would have lost, debate or no debate, briefing book or no briefing book...
Moody joined TIME last year after three years as a bureau manager for United Press International in Moscow and Paris. Says he: "Comparisons in Poland between Moscow and Warsaw are extremely unpopular. Attempts to speak Russian to Poles are rudely rebuffed. And it is hazardous to remind them of Soviet influence. 'We are Poles,' they say. No matter whether it is a former Solidarity member or an official of the martial law regime, they mean just that, and are extremely proud...
...continues between supporters of Finance Minister Jacques Delors's austerity program and left-wingers like former Industry Minister Jean-Pierre Chevènement, who favor spurring demand at any cost. In view of the government's severe financial straits, Chevalier noted, no alternative exists to the present, unpopular squeeze...