Word: consulted
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...basic criteria to be satisfied--criminal action and criminal intent. Even if it is proven that the Administration did divert the funds, it appears that President Reagan had no intent to do so. Now this, admitedly, is a problem in itself. The failure of North and Poindexter to consult the President on a decision of this magnitude is inexcusable. However, this does not mean that the President's management style of letting subordinates pursue policy objective without requireing White House approval of every detail should be completely discarded. This sort of the management has allowed officials in other government departments...
...next time you're in California, try to find Stanford. Just don't ask anybody who speaks English. Consult a map--as long as it's printed in secret code! If you call Information and ask for Stanford's number, a computerized voice will tell you the answer...
THERE WAS a time when men and women consulted Shakespeare and Dante for guidance in their relations with one another; now they consult Dr. Ruth and Masters and Johnson. That says a lot. One need only be a Dr. Ruth to speak intelligently about sex, but one would need to be a Shakespeare to speak intelligently about love...
Albert tried to consult with his linesmen for reasons that are mysterious. Harvard goalie Dickie McEvoy, who had started out of his crease to greet his teammates as Hodges shot went in, chased Albert around the ice until Cleary yanked him away...
Pounding around Gage Roads in 25-ton yachts is more than just physically punishing. It is perilous. The blinding glare of the sun and the continual shower of salt spray are so forceful that both skippers have had serious trouble with their eyes. Conner was forced to consult a Perth specialist. Says ( Murray: "In the early races I was coming in every day with double vision. It's like having a saltwater hose going flat out into your face." Murray and crew now wear sunglasses, which must constantly be cleared of caked salt with squeeze bottles of fresh water. Kookaburra...