Word: wide
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...First, he must continue cracking heads within his own foreign policy team to get an agreement on the final set of tradeoffs to be offered Moscow. Second, he must convince the Soviets that unless they make some concessions, SALT II could fall victim to what may well be a wide-open 1980 presidential campaign...
...trip on which Carter was trying to extend a friendlier hand across the border. His aides were angered at the Mexican President's attack. Scoffed one: "A certain amount of that is, I suppose, permissible for home consumption." Indeed, LÓpez Portillo's outspokenness won wide praise in Mexico City. Declared the morning newspaper Novedades: "The President expressed the feelings of all Mexicans in a very accurate way." Out in the streets, several thousand leftist demonstrators shouted anti-Carter slogans and burned Uncle Sam in effigy...
...tightly curated theme shows in museums, or in artists' retrospectives. Lately, however, some virtues of the 19th century salon system−for until the rise of the private dealer in contemporary art after 1900, the salon was the main meeting point between new art and a wide public in Europe−have become apparent. In particular, the salon was relatively democratic. Any artist could send to it and stand a chance of acceptance. It suited a culture with a vast pool of unemployed, or insecurely employed, talent. There were more painters than buyers in the Paris of the 1850s...
...Kurt Thomas is considered the finest male gymnast the U.S. has ever produced, and he's aiming to be the best in the world at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. Anxious to avoid post-Olympic fadeout, Thomas is seeking wide exposure for his all-American good looks and the easy charm that he has shown to good advantage on talk shows with Dinah, Merv and Johnny...
...with short legs and long arms−to excel in the six individual events, showing rare versatility for an American. Thomas also possesses a much coveted intangible: the ability to electrify his audience. One especially rousing maneuver, known internationally as the "Thomas flare," is a flashy series of wide-swinging leg moves performed on the pommel horse and in the floor exercise. To win the Olympics, Thomas will have to beat the Japanese, who are already studying his techniques and who marvel at his showmanship. Indeed, Masahide Ota, a top Japanese gymnastics official, admits he is urging his stars...