Word: narrowing
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...these areas, although Sununu is so resistant to second-guessing that such consultations are likely to take place only in secret. Meanwhile, Sununu is trying to soften his public image. As Bush barnstormed the country in search of Republican votes, Sununu haunted the so-called buffer zone, the narrow secure area between the podium and the audience, scanning the crowd for a small child. Finding one, he would take the tot by the hand and lead his little hostage off to meet the President, who on at least one occasion tripped over the toddler...
Rather than focus on issues, Sneider focused on people. Rally-goers were identified as "rabble-rousers," "fellow revolutionaries" and "complainers, ideologues or activists." We are described as a "predictable cadre of student activists" with a "narrow agenda...
...race opened with a 75-yard sprint before channeling into a narrow opening in the woods. Harvard was stuck on the edge of the starting pack, with 25 of the race's 28 teams to the left of the Crimson. The Harvard runners couldn't gain position over their opponents during the sprint and were near the back of the pack as the race entered the woods...
...what about the principles of Nader & Co.? Do they espouse democracy or just the imposition of their narrow agenda on the University? Using deceptive rhetoric about "openness" and "inclusion," speakers at Nader's rally seemed less like idealistic champions of educational democracy than partisan advocates of particular causes...
...gull flies, the distance is not great: 21 miles from Cape Gris- Nez in France to the famous white chalk cliffs of Dover on the English side. Yet down the centuries the narrow neck of water separating Britain and France has served as one of Europe's most enduring physical and psychological barriers. Only twice have armies crossed it to invade Britain: the Roman legions in 54 B.C. and the one led by William, Duke of Normandy, in 1066. Secure on their sceptered isle, Britons developed their own proud brand of insularity, summed up as "splendid isolation" during the palmy...