Word: assuredness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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All this might not be so alarming were it not for Saddam's apparent determination to transform Iraq into a regional superpower with a nuclear capability. Baghdad's vast arsenal of sophisticated weaponry is at the disposal of a 1 million-strong battle-hardened military, by far the largest of...
As vice chairman of Chrysler, Gerald Greenwald, 54, was considered the crown prince who would succeed Lee Iacocca as head of Detroit's No. 3 auto company. A quietly self-assured master of finance, Greenwald helped save Chrysler from bankruptcy in the 1970s by cutting production costs and lining up...
In all their communications with Managua, the Soviets were always subtle. With the crisis over, the helicopters that were withheld in December were sent to Nicaragua at the end of January. Moscow, however, assured Washington that they were equipped for civilian use only. In explaining the Kremlin's decision to...
Still, apart from the campaign's direction,officials say its success is almost assured byHarvard's sheer size and reputation.
The etymology can be traced, with rare nicety, to the last Big Bang in world affairs before the current one -- the pivotal autumn of 1945, just after the end of World War II and before the beginning of the cold war. "Our national security can only be assured on a...