Word: targetted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Anderson was the target of the bickering partly because two polls showed him to be the slight favorite in this week's Illinois primary, but the contests so far have established Reagan as the clear leader over his divided opponents...
Mechanical and strategic problems plagued Connally. He ran what he called a "50-state campaign," scattering his funds across the country, refusing to target early states like Iowa and New Hampshire. He wanted to improve his overall standings in the national polls and then block Reagan in the South. His personality was not suited to the amiable living room campaign that Bush waged in Iowa. And he was never fully able to trust his campaign aides. His television ads were hatched by committees and lacked quality and focus. His scheduling came apart because he would not give up control...
...Ambassador to London after 42 years in his country's foreign service. Indeed, seldom before in modern history has diplomacy been so dangerous, or so seemingly discredited, a calling. The clear and ugly danger is represented by terrorists who look on embassies and diplomatic missions as ripe, highly visible targets of opportunity, and their occupants as valuable hostages. At the same time, the traditional role of the diplomat, as an international negotiator, has been to some degree rendered obsolete in an age of Instant communications, when heads of state and foreign ministers personally conduct essential business, sometimes without consulting their...
...stop promotion of Polavision for the general public, though the company may continue production of the movie film. McCune is also expected to move the firm into new technological ventures and to explore diversification. In recent months rumors have swirled on Wall Street that the company might be a target for a takeover bid. Stock analysts said that the retirement of Land was the prerequisite for Polaroid's evolution into a fully developed firm with modern management. Said a longtime associate: "Land is 70 and is very much aware of that. He wanted to devote more time to nonphotographic...
...White House Years. If Shawcross displayed his wit at times, there was none of the emotion that the crowd had come to see. Shawcross read whole passages, compared them to others and concluded that Kissinger doesn't always tell the truth. Kissinger, his speech told us, is a target it will take more than one Sideshow to uncover. Shawcross realizes this and he goes about his task ponderously, like a coach looking at the films, shaking his head and stopping at every frame to find out where the mistake was made. He shudders when he talks about former President Gerald...