Word: reactional
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ridiculous as trying to sell snow to Eskimos or coals to Newcastle. Six years ago BMW, the West German automaker, decided to start a major drive to increase its exports to the land of Honda and Toyota. Walter Sawallisch, director of marketing for BMW Japan, recalls vividly the reaction his company got from industry experts: "When we began, people told us there was no chance at all. They said the Japanese would never buy foreign- made cars...
...million a month to the contras since May 1984. In February 1985, the President held a meeting in the Oval Office with King Fahd. Just a few days after the visit, the Saudis told McFarlane they would double their monthly donation. When Reagan was informed, McFarlane testified, his reaction was one of "gratitude and satisfaction -- not of surprise." In all, said McFarlane, the Saudis contributed $32 million to the contras...
...Hart had one asset that was never mobilized until it was too late: the spunky loyalty of his wife. Lee Hart was one of the first people the candidate phoned when he learned of the Herald story late Saturday night. Her friend Sally Henkel recalls that Lee's immediate reaction was "concern with the story and the journalistic ethics involved." According to another friend who was with her during the early days of the ordeal, she never expressed any anger or disappointment in her husband. Other visitors to the house on Troublesome Gulch Road expected her to behave like...
...SOME sense our reaction is expectable. There is nothing more exhilirating than knowing that mighty politicians are mortals of flesh, that Gary Hart lusts after women just like the guy next door. Moreover, adultery touches our lives in a way that raping and pillaging does not. We know what it means to have a lover or spouse, and we must constantly confront the question of sexual fidelity. Not too many of us need to worry about guerilla warfare, on the other hand...
...central theme Duehay said he concerns himself with is the quality of neighborhood life. He said he works carefully with "the local municipal environmental review, to ensure that new development does not have an adverse reaction," Duehay said...