Word: footwork
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...Russian proverb, it should be: When skating on thin ice, move quickly. Like Gail Sheehy, who has learned some fast footwork and slick maneuvers during her career as a New Journalist and pop psychologist. Her biography of the Soviet leader marks Sheehy's debut as a pop political scientist...
...expect Florio to wait for results before launching other initiatives. An assault on the state's medical-insurance costs is already on the drawing boards, and other targets are being defined. New Jersey's Governor knows he cannot stand still: as every boxer learns, success comes from quick footwork...
...Fancy footwork. Mankind in and out of harmony with nature is the theme of The Source, a ballet premiering in Piqua, Ohio, April...
Canny corporate raiders know there is more than one way to fell an obstinate opponent. Throughout the 1980s the knockout blow was typically delivered in a high-stakes takeover battle, with much fancy legal footwork and powerhouse debt financing. But in recent months the collapse of the junk-bond market and the passage of anti-takeover laws in more than 30 states have forced a switch in tactics. Now the savviest challengers are clambering back into the ring with an old-fashioned approach to kayoing corporate management. The new arena: the annual stockholders' meeting. The main event: the proxy fight...
Bernheimer began his match against Engineer James Porter in style, and ended it a la mode. His combination of fast footwork, ricocheting three-walls, and delicate drop shots led him to a 15-7, 15-6, 15-3 victory...