Word: understood
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...Percy is handling himself badly in Moscow," said one member of the Reagan transition team. "His pompous manner is well understood...
...pollsters are united on one point, it is that they are not solely to blame for misleading the public; the fault must be shared with the press, they say, which has never fully understood the limitations of surveying...
...routine for the interceptions is clearly understood by both sides. The jets close in on their targets at speeds of more than 1,000 m.p.h. After pulling in tight, the Americans signal by hand for the intruder to move away from the forbidden zones. Slowly, the ponderous Bears change direction and depart. No shot has ever been fired by either side...
Like the latest U.S. Episcopal revision, voted in last year after fierce debate, the English Alternative Service Book aims to provide easily understood language and numerous optional forms of services. In the process, many resounding and beloved phrases have been dropped or altered. The archaic "I plight thee my troth" of the wedding vow gives way to "This is my solemn vow." "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace" becomes "Lord now you let your servant go in peace." "We praise thee, O God" changes to "You are God and we praise you." "We are truly sorry...
Meanwhile, in Iran, reports quoted Prime Minister Mohammed Ali Raji as saying the United States, in dealing with the hostage question, "has not understood the problem...