Word: weaknessness
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If they got the chance, or made the effort to get to know him, these people would find, as he says, a person of extremes (that's a good B-School type weakness)". The notion shows up again and again in his evaluation of himself. It shows up in his...
But all last week's diplomatic maneuvering was no more than a side issue compared to the vicious immediacy of the fighting. By choosing to invade Port San Carlos on the narrow Falkland Sound, the British had taken a considerable risk. Only 15 miles wide near Port San Carlos, the...
Continuing signals of economic weakness, however, were also evident last week. The value of new building contracts slid 16% in April. Housing starts are now running at an annual rate of just 881,000 units, compared with about 2 million five years ago.
Mr. T's fresh and original performance underscores the film's weakness. His character deserves an entire film, for Sylvester Stallone no longer seems to be playing Rocky Balboa, but rather Rocky Balboa and Sylvester Stallone. The beginning of the film chronicles Rocky's rising fame: he appears on telethons...
Britain's gravest weakness was in the air. The 17 Sea Harriers aboard the British fleet cannot achieve superiority over Argentina's 42 Mirage and Dagger fighters and 64 Skyhawk bombers based on the mainland. An additional 18 Harriers, most of which had arrived in the Falklands battle...