Word: flourished
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...campaign. Just two days before the balloting, however, Chancellor Fred Sinowatz urged voters to support Steyrer, suggesting that a Waldheim presidency would be a "risk" to the country's international reputation. Throughout the first round of campaigning, Waldheim showed himself to be an aggressive candidate. With a Madison Avenue flourish, he swept through the country accompanied by a dozen aides and five cars. At every stop, an entertainer was on hand to keep the waiting crowds amused, and young female supporters in white jumpsuits handed out stickers and autographed glossies of their man. On the hustings, the indefatigable former diplomat...
...flurry of agitation with the simple theme, Let's do the same elsewhere, everywhere. The hit-wish list is breathtakingly long, including South Korea, Indonesia, Pakistan and many others. Just pull the plug of U.S. support for all these nasty dictators, so goes the argument, and democracy will flourish...
President Alfonsin's notion provoked immediate comparisons with Brazil, which in 1960 moved its capital inland from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia. Today Rio de Janeiro continues to flourish as the country's cultural center, while politicians and diplomats regard Brasilia as a well-intentioned but disappointing experiment in decentralization...
...After a flourish and a smile, Carroll was whisked to her black limousine and back to TV land. Disappointed fans who didn't make it to the Coop have a second chance this Wednesday at 9 p.m. on television...
...Sandinista government's main goal, according to Martinez is "to allow democracy to flourish." He told the audience of 50 that his country has striven for political diversity because it is "small and weak...