Word: vis
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Here's how my plan works vis-a-vis condoms: every time somebody wants to have sex, they have to look at the brand name on their box of condoms. Since sex is, ideally, a pleasurable activity, the visual image of the brand name will be strongly reinforced in the user's mind...
...Dean Rusk, protested to ABC that the "portrayal of the U.N. peacekeeping forces as brutal oppressors . . . will undermine public support for one of the most valuable aspects of the U.N.'s work." The organization has hired Theodore Sorensen, John F. Kennedy's former speechwriter, to act as its attorney vis-a-vis ABC. Among his requests: a de-emphasis of the U.N. insignia in the program, on-air disclaimers, and broadcast time for U.N. representatives to respond...
...detract from the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney or the Guggenheim?" he asks. "No -- it just creates a more fertile environment." So it will, and the indications are that Los Angeles is the place where the old reflexive assumptions about the provincialism of the rest of America vis- a-vis New York are fated to be broken down at last. But not tomorrow...
Thus, the student government sees no urgent reason to exist vis-a-vis the Harvard Corporation, the Harvard administration or the federal government. It's only to be expected that after 350 years of administrative control of students, often times Harvard student government doesn't seem to know why it should have its new official status with independent financial powers. Henry Park...
...Strategic planning," he says somewhat airily. His clients tell him "where they want to be vis-a-vis Washington in three to five years, and I help them develop a plan to get there." In fact, although Deaver is a relative newcomer to Washington, it is hard to think of a lobbyist who has a better sense of how the Reagan Administration works or who has more clout among the Reaganauts. And in a city where perception is often reality, Deaver is known as a master imagemaker who kept Reagan's profile high and bright. It is not hard...