Word: juggernauts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Azusa Pacific quickly discovered it had a one-man juggernaut on the field. With a 34-in. waist and 28-in. thighs, Okoye was a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics champion in discus, hammer throw, and shot put competitions. And, in a fateful decision now regretted by many opposing linemen, he opted to try football. "It was strange to me, but I had my size, strength and speed going for me, and I learned as I played," he says. Azusa Pacific football coach Jim Milhon recalls that a teammate once jokingly brought out a cardboard sign with an arrow showing...
...crucial respect, the Malta meeting did not represent the inauguration of a new world order at all but a holding action on behalf of the old one. George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev have a shared interest in slowing down the rush of events, particularly the juggernaut of German reunification. Consummate Atlanticist that he is, Bush is sensitive to West European anxiety about the disproportionate strength of a single Germany...
...presidential candidate, he was always the sort of politician who fretted about the consequences of a misstep. For Bush, therefore, slow is better than fast and standing pat is often the safest posture. Once he replaced Ronald Reagan, Bush's instinct was to apply the brakes to the juggernaut of improved U.S.-Soviet relations, to take the turns very cautiously and perhaps even to pull over on the side of the road and study the map for a while...
Caperton owes much of his success to his personal style. While Moore tended to be aloof and adversarial with legislators, Caperton has invited Democrats and Republicans alike to the mansion for pizza after a long day spent on his agenda. At first, some Republicans wanted to obstruct the Caperton juggernaut, but the G.O.P., outflanked and outnumbered 4 to 1, had little choice but to go along. "Whichever side you were on," says house minority leader Bob Burk, "you realized we had to do something about the fiscal integrity of the state...
...eliminated hundreds of competitors, leaving control of the industry concentrated in fewer hands than ever before. -- Why computerized reservations systems have become vital to an airline's ability to compete. -- Under tough-guy chairman Robert Crandall, American Airlines is the leader in profits and popularity. -- A British advertising juggernaut bids for Ogilvy & Mather...