Word: instrument
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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While Gorbachev would like us to believe "the use or threat of force no longer can or must be an instrument of foreign policy" for the Soviets, that way of thinking has simply not been reflected by Soviet actions until recently. Gorbachev's actual motive may be that he desperately needs to patch up the Soviet economy; the new policy may be an attempt to reallocate resources as much as a change in outlook. Many question whether Gorbachev will continue with his internal reforms once he gets the economy back on its feet...
...frenzied bidding has gone so high that many serious collectors and museums on tight budgets are being priced out of the market. But no ceiling is in sight. Says Richard Feigen, a Manhattan art dealer: "Investors have converted art into a financial instrument. The process isn't going to change...
...Moran is charged with forcible rape of a child under the age of 16 and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 on various dates. Samoluk said part of the charge involved the use of a sharp instrument and threats made to the children that their parents would be killed if they spoke of the abuse...
...Chief Justice sentenced Akeem to be maimed with a blunt kitchen instrument, the limb to be named later...
...Most of the people in my department play an instrument--many make career choices between math and music," remarks Math Department Chair Arthur M. Jaffe in an interview, as ancient music floated softly from a nearby compact disk player. Jaffe, proficient at piano and clarinet, habitually conducts "business" in his office to the tune of a favorite concerto or madrigal. "Somehow music seems to appeal to mathemeticians more than, say, reading," he notes...