Word: leeway
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...process by which Reagan is choosing his Cabinet is revealing of the man and his methods. He has entrusted the talent hunt to old friends with whom he feels comfortable and has given them a great deal of leeway. In Reagan's eyes, Smith is the ideal man to head such a committee. A successful Los Angeles lawyer-he could become Attorney General-Smith is respected by his peers for his intelligence and integrity, and for his ability to stand up to Reagan, when need be. A man who has served on dozens of corporate, educational and cultural boards...
...what Lenin or Mao said. That's a reference. But we need to start from the facts." Though Huan argues that scholars can follow "the facts" without political interference, it is unlikely that one of them could publish articles criticizing the Communist system. Yet there is more leeway for questioning than at any other time since the Communists came to power. Says Huan: "Since, the end of the 1950s, we have had no connections with academics either in the East or the West. We are now encouraging scholarly communications with the West, particularly the U.S., Japan and Western Europe...
...appealing part of the picture comes at the narrative moment of the heroine's greatest moral and psychological decline, casting doubt on the purpose and impact of primal rock's message. The movie also charts the rise and fall of the original punk movement, if one allows some metaphorical leeway. It's The Rose of a revolution...
...Reagan acknowledged that the Taiwan Relations Act forbade an official relationship with Taiwan. But he also insisted that the present arrangement is in effect official, and accused Carter of being "hypocritical" for pretending otherwise. Reagan went on to point out, accurately, that the act offers considerable leeway in dealing with the Taiwanese. Said Reagan: "I will eliminate petty practices of the Carter Administration which are inappropriate and demeaning to our Chinese friends in Taiwan." One example: the practice, not required by the law, of having Taiwanese and U.S. officials meet away from their offices...
...government has no peer in public relations among its Eastern European friends; a recent round of price hikes was announced a year ahead of time to soften the reaction. An economic plan put into effect last year looks suspiciously like capitalism, with financial incentives and broad leeway for managers to hire, fire and set production goals. The government also winks at a booming underground economy. Although his economic growth record was lowest in the region last year, Kádár is one of the most popular rulers in the bloc. The 60,000 Soviet troops in the country...