Word: defaults
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...year of dreadful films, we suddenly have a choice of several (Resurrection, Santini)--but they don't just triumph by default. Ordinary People, especially, would stand out in the best of years...
...number of factors could cause a delay. After the Iranian deposits were frozen almost a year ago, many big banks followed the lead of Chase Manhattan and used their Iranian deposits to offset loans made to the late Shah of Iran that had gone into default. More troublesome, though, are the claims by insurance companies, computer software firms, construction outfits, airlines and private individuals against the Iranian funds. Said one New York banker last week: "They were lined up around the block as if to see an X-rated movie...
...speaking of former mayors, this is the home of Dennis Kucinich, the beaming boy-mayor who made a lot of enemies and put Cleveland in default before the voters sent him into retirement...
...endorsement by default; we must make choices from those who are nominated," said Hale Champion, executive dean of the K-School, and the organizer of the endorsement...
...almost by default that the Republicans ended up with what many of them most wanted: a ticket that can be accepted by a broad spectrum, from North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms on the right to New York Senator Jacob Javits on the left. Bush's views on most issues are compatible with Reagan's, yet Bush has a more moderate image than that of the Californian. As a two-term Congressman and former head of the CIA, Bush also brings the ticket much needed experience in Washington, which polls indicate is a major shortcoming for Reagan in the eyes...