Word: sureness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...crowd is very quiet at first, not sure whom to root for, but soon the Romanians start losing, winning the crowd's sympathy. Some real hockey fans know that if the Romanians win this game, the United States will be better off in the standings, so the support of the mainly American crowd is unanimous. But soon, even for the novice hockey fan, it's clear that this is not hockey USA style. The emotionless players barely pause after they score a goal. This quiets the back-slapping American crowd a bit, but even towards the third period, it still...
Kennedy, meanwhile, is deemphasing the South in his campaign, perhaps in acknowledgment of Carter's strength in his home region. In 1976 Carter swept almost all the southern primaries, repeatedly defeating expected winner George Wallace. This time around, "I'm sure Carter will be on top" in the March 11 Florida, Alabama and Georgia primaries, Franks says...
...ball game is still on. If Reagan does not come away with some sure wins in New Hampshire and Massachusetts his base in the icy Northeast will be less than secure and some of the frost could spread to Alabama, Florida and Illinois--the ex-Governor's strongholds...
Reagan draws a stark battle front: the Common Man versus Big Government. But the language is no longer enlightening--if in fact it ever was. Even Thomas Paine wasn't sure who the Common Man represented and Big Government is a moldy slogan, particularly when the opponents are thrusting around "geopolitical linkage" to wow the crowds...
Nobody could be sure, and nobody would talk. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance slipped up to Manhattan for a secret meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, then slipped away again. At the U.N. and in West European capitals, normally accessible diplomats became uncharacteristically secretive. Washington buzzed with rumors, but the White House banned all official speculation, and Jimmy Carter urged the nation "to guard against excessive optimism." Though such caution was certainly warranted, there was mounting evidence from all quarters that the long, cruel ordeal might finally be coming to an end for the 50 Americans being held hostage...