Word: commandeered
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...Call it the language of capitalism or pragmatism or Deng but the vocabulary is different: market forces, decentralization, small-scale enterprise, "special economic zones." If you listen to the speeches long enough, the sounds coming from the Great Hall resemble a Raytheon board room more than a conference of command economy planners. "The only test now is whether it works," one young party member told a visiting journalist recently. "We couldn't care less about ideology...
...technical level, the Stones are better than ever. Jagger has acquired wonderful command of his voice; he sings with nuance and a remarkable adaptability to different lyrics and styles. He is our Sinatra. Watts now reigns as undisputed King of the Skins; his jazz- and reggae-influenced drumming is the band's gasohol. Watts single handely saves at least two songs on the album from mediocrity and lifts one to brilliance. The bass playing is at times superb, and probably Ron Wood's; elsewhere it is merely workmanlike, and probably Bill Wyman's. Over the years the Stones have acquired...
...Call it the language of capitalism or pragmatism or Deng but the vocabulary is different: market forces, decentralization, small-scale enterprise, "special economic zones." If you listen to the speeches long enough, the sounds coming from the Great Hall resemble a Raytheon board room more than a conference of command economy planners. "The only test now is whether it works," one young party member told a visiting journalist recently. "We couldn't care less about ideology...
...technical level, the Stones are better than ever. Jagger has acquired wonderful command of his voice; he sings with nuance and a remarkable adaptability to different lyrics and styles. He is our Sinatra. Watts now reigns as undisputed King of the Skins; his jazz- and reggae-influenced drumming is the band's gasohol. Watts single handely saves at least two songs on the album from mediocrity and lifts one to brilliance. The bass playing is at times superb, and probably Ron Wood's; elsewhere it is merely workmanlike, and probably Bill Wyman's. Over the years the Stones have acquired...
...space. But some of the most dramatic advances are under the hood. The auto industry is on the threshold of an electronic revolution that will make cars run better, cleaner and more reliably through the use of minicomputers. All GM models in 1981 will have what it calls Computer Command Controls, which regulate emissions, engine speed and coolant temperature...