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...hats and fanny packs around their waists. They had mustaches and hearty bellies. When I said hello, their accents told me they were from the Midwest. When I said, “Hello, I’m a reporter from The Washington Times” their smiles took me aback. It seemed like they were close to patting my back...
Summers, who appeared slightly taken aback by Palmer’s remarks, said, “This is quite unlike any other experience I’ve had since I came to the University...
...That’s news to me, actually,” says Mitchell, slightly taken aback. “I mean, this is just something for me to try out. I don’t have any plans beyond this semester...
Texas A&M Professor George C. Edwards III, editor of Presidential Studies Quarterly, was taken aback by the idea that a candidate could actually run for the vice-presidency...
...year veteran stewardess for a large Asian airline. "Usually, the people are drunk," she says. Officially, however, airlines pooh-pooh the topic. "Honestly, I have never heard of it happening," says Cathay Pacific spokeswoman Lisa Wong. At KLM, flag carrier for the Netherlands, spokesman Youssef Eddini was taken aback that we even popped the question. "It is simply not allowed," he ruled. Even the spokeswoman for Virgin Atlantic?whose owner, Richard Branson, once intimated that he would like to introduce double beds on his planes?said, "It's illegal and violators could be handed over to the proper authorities...