Word: ideality
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Ford appointed him NATO commander, an ideal post for displaying his political, diplomatic and military talents. Haig was initially greeted with skepticism. "When I went to the White House," he told European audiences, "the critics said: 'My God, that man is much too military for such a political job.' When I came to NATO, they said I'm too political for such a military job." As it turned out, he was superbly right for the job, as the men and women under his command and virtually all European leaders now acknowledge. Demonstrating a quick mind, a prodigious...
...fact only a handful of the men who have held it in modern times are widely regarded as having been outstandingly successful (among them: George Marshall, Dean Acheson and Henry Kissinger). Foreign policy experts in the U.S. and abroad are reluctant even to discuss the attributes of an "ideal" Secretary, contending that no such paragon could exist. But they do talk about the qualities needed to make a Secretary effective. The list is well worth the attention of Alexander Haig-and Ronald Reagan...
Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album (Arista). The Pythons tear through assorted comedy sketches and raise their voices in songs of innocence and experience. Titles include Never Be Rude to an Arab, All Things Dull and Ugly, Farewell to John Denver and Sit on My Face. Ideal for Christmas caroling or breaking the lease...
...left is going to mount an offensive, December would be an almost ideal month. It is harvest time for major export crops-coffee, sugar cane and cotton-and disruption in the fields could deal the shaky economy a crippling blow. Leftists are also concerned that the going may get rougher after Ronald Reagan's Inauguration in January. Reagan aides have promised that the new Administration will support the junta and the army against the leftists. In addition, a report by Reagan's State Department transition team proposed changes that would curtail the influence of social reformers throughout Latin...
...aggressor in their relationship, and that he should be the one to resist romantic distraction from his long-sought goal. It is all very modern and up to date, this role reversal. And in The Competition it is rather agreeable, giving Dreyfuss his shot at representing that new beau ideal, the decent male who is not aggressively masculine. Since Irving seems to have overcome the blandness that has marked her previous appearances, The Competition has a certain tensile strength at its center...