Word: facets
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...force would destroy what is left of détente, accelerate the U.S.-Soviet arms race and damage Soviet prestige in the East bloc and the Third World. Relations with the incoming Reagan Administration might never thaw. Said a U.S. State Department official: "There is no facet of international affairs in which the Soviets would not lose." Western economic reprisals would be swift and painful; the European allies, which had little taste for the Afghanistan embargoes imposed by the U.S., would be far more responsive concerning Poland. Sales of grain and sophisticated technology to the Soviets might well be shelved...
Characteristically, he played all the notes of that theme at a lunch with Republican Senators and Congressmen. The President-elect spoke of the desire of voters for "an America that serves them and doesn't interfere with every facet of their lives," then added with a grin, "If I keep on with this I'll be making a campaign speech, and I don't want to do that!" He pledged that "you won't have to always wait to come to the White House because there will be a number of occasions when...
...female cast and much of the audience presumably face in their personal lives the same burning questions asked and answered by each character in the play: what are my uncommon talents and how can I use them after graduation? For a Harvard audience, this is a primary facet of the show's interest. For the student actresses, it creates a problem of distance: they are often unable to withdraw far enough from their roles to see them clearly, or else they withdraw too far, leaving the audience with funny but empty portrayals of Mount Holyoke social types...
Cleary, however, considers "the people I played with and the relationships I made" the most memorable facet of his college career. He added that the coaches he had while on the Crimson hockey and basketball teams--he captained both at one time or another--helped enrich his athletic experience...
...Philadelphia--represented by 65,838 screaming fans--waited, their Phillies delivered consistently good baseball. Players like Schmidt--the series' Most Valuable Player, --Pete Rose, Larry Bowa, and Lonnie Smith, excelled in every facet of the game, and coming through with solid hits, perfect bunts, timely RBIs and smarth baserunning...