Word: overlooking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...quiet authority -- only by the suddenness with which she has steeled herself to her new role, transforming herself in 30 months from a self- effacing lady to a self-confident leader. Yet those who have just met her are often so disarmed by her softness that they overlook her ability to act with decisiveness...
...conflict between personal loyalty and public policy becomes even more vexing when it comes to Aquino's own large family. If ever the President moves, as promised, to redistribute national wealth, she can hardly afford to overlook the wealth of the Cojuangcos. More troublesome still are the activities of her younger brother and close adviser Jose ("Peping"), who has been accused of reaping personal profits from two new casinos in Manila...
...UNITED STATES has shown a disturbing tendency to overlook the Israeli government's increasingly antidemocratic activities in the interest of "strategic cooperation." True, Israel is the United States' staunchest ally in the region, and abuses are hardly as serious as in other countries in the Middle East. But we should expect better from a state founded in response to intolerance--one that for so long was a model of principled government...
...comer that he has never bothered to see a collection. Unlike Kelly, who has found himself without enough money to ride the Metro, Ozbek receives both salary and commission from Gulf. For a young designer, it seems like a snug setup, but Ozbek keeps things modest. His offices overlook a cranny-like courtyard in Mayfair, his staff numbers seven, and his fashion shows can be like small parties in a studio, with a couple of models strolling out from behind curtains to the recorded strains of music from Lawrence of Arabia...
...overlook the temperature, which was announced at a sweltering 87 at game time...