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...great new prestige for adroit management of his worst foreign policy crisis. But the President's aides still worry that there is far more of a downside risk than an upside gain for the U.S. in Haiti. The public could well greet success with relief followed by a big yawn. Not so if things go wrong, and there will be many opportunities over the next year or so for things to go badly wrong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Destination Haiti | 9/26/1994 | See Source »

During this meeting, Battenfield charged, Ostrowski said: "When I first started working here, I soon found out that I couldn't get anything more than a yawn from Delise; and then after a while, I figured out that I could get what I wanted from [another employee...

Author: By Todd F. Braunstein, | Title: University Wins Battenfield Case | 7/6/1994 | See Source »

...students might yawn at the stiff and monotonous Gore, who bored class members yesterday afternoon with obscure details during the question and answer session after his speech...

Author: By Jeffrey N. Gill, | Title: Gore: A Two-Sided Speaker | 6/9/1994 | See Source »

...meeting at which Extension School staff members were asked to evaluate Battenfield's job performance, Ostrowski said, according to Battenfield's deposition: "When I first started here, I soon found out that I couldn't get anything more than a yawn from Delise; and then after a while, I figured out that I could get what I wanted from Sarah [Gruppe, another co-worker...

Author: By Terry H. Lanson, | Title: Harassment Trial Starts Friday | 6/7/1994 | See Source »

...clues as to how far he can go. Moreover, another Administration official warns, for all the American public's | current indifference, "foreign policy could unhinge this presidency." Clinton may not score many points with a foreign policy promoting international peace and prosperity; voters will greet it with a yawn. But they may not readily forgive a fumbling response to a crisis that poses a serious threat to American interests, and Clinton has given little indication that he knows how to handle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dropping the Ball? | 5/2/1994 | See Source »

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