Word: swing
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...rousing address before the Argentine legislature, Bush, who also traveled to Brazil, Uruguay, Chile and Venezuela during his six-day southern swing, congratulated his host. Said he: "The events of Monday only strengthened my resolve to come to Argentina and stand shoulder to shoulder with President Menem. The message is clear. The day of the dictator is dead...
...Bush continued to insist that the sole purpose in meeting with the Iraqis is to convey to Saddam forcefully that he must leave Kuwait unconditionally or face defeat in war. "I'm not in a negotiating mood," Bush declared during a swing through South America last week. While welcoming Saddam's promise to free the hostages, Bush insisted, "We've got to keep the pressure...
...Crimson--which leads St. Lawrence in the ECAC standings by one point--must win to solidify its top spot in the league heading into its four-game road swing in January. Against the Big Green, it shouldn't be a problem...
...logic of putting both men on the ballot was based on the assumption that Hurd, a Tory moderate, and Major, a loyal Thatcherite, could together siphon off more votes from Heseltine than either man alone. By early last week the momentum began to swing to Major, who appealed to younger M.P.s, hard-core Thatcherites, many moderates and right-wingers who considered Heseltine a traitor for precipitating the worst party crisis in 15 years. Also working against Heseltine was the fact that some M.P.s considered the millionaire publisher too flamboyant to be Prime Minister...
...alliance firm behind the assertive U.S. lead, to reassure the allies that the U.S. intended to give diplomacy every chance, and to sign them up for a United Nations resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq if all else fails. Baker returned from his eight-day, seven-country swing through the Middle East, the Soviet Union and Europe with more -- if at times somewhat cautious -- backing for U.S. policy than ever. The wavering Soviets, who have been contradictory in their signals, declared, however reluctantly, that they recognize war may indeed be necessary. Though no one would...