Word: vocalism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Perhaps with his own political ambitions in mind, Dole has been vocal in criticizing Reagan on the deficit, Social Security and food-stamp cuts. Lately, however, he has softened his barbs, anxious not to antagonize the White House in the coming budget wars and, perhaps, eager to smooth things over before his wife ascends to the Cabinet. Writing in the New York Times last week, he lavishly praised Reagan's "remarkable leadership" and insisted that the President's coalition with congressional Republicans was not eroding, as the press had suggested...
Hewlett Packard is experimenting with machines that respond to vocal commands; Osborne is leading a rush toward portable computers, ideally no larger than a book. And for every innovator, there are at least five imitators selling copies...
...American Civil Liberties Union, whose state affiliates have brought many of the legal challenges, stresses that it has no Grinch-like objection to Christmas. Says Glorian Schneider, head of the South Dakota A.C.L.U. and a vocal foe of the crèche at the capitol in Pierre: "People get the idea I'm a Communist. I have a Nativity scene in my home, and we have one in our church." Argued Attorney Jonathan Chase in an A.C.L.U.-backed federal suit against Denver: "It's not the city's business to keep Christ in Christmas. That...
...game warm-ups, there were as many fans in the arena as there are on a typical night at Bright by 7:30 p.m. And when goalie Darren Eliot led the big Red on the ice, thousands of vocal cords went to work, and Lynah became a madhouse...
...open to a run in 1988, and has let it be known that he intends to remain a powerful force in the Democratic Party. He has already repositioned himself in the Senate, seeking a new seat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, where he will be a visible and vocal presence in the increasingly high-profile arms-control debate. He told TIME he will exercise "a strong voice" against unbridled defense spending and will argue that "a strong economy and a strong society are more vital to national security" than a string of new weapons systems. "Who knows," he says...