Word: albatross
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...ranks and fractured for the moment the conservative coalition that had formed the foundation of his previous successes. Only by appealing to the patriotism and good sense of his liberal critics was he able to carry the day. In so doing, Reagan somewhat lifted from the Democrats the political albatross of being the party of high taxes. His victory, however, showed that Reagan has developed a political skill that is far more important than whatever difficulties he created: the flexibility to modify his ideology and put together new coalitions. "All of us here to day are united by something bigger...
There are about 10 million penguins (if any penguin census can be believed), mainly Magellans, gentoos and rock hoppers. There are also sooty shearwaters, kelp geese, oyster catchers, ground-tyrants, king shags and occasionally a black-browed albatross...
...leave this wrestling team that started the year with such promise? After today's match with Princeton and Boston University, the Crimson will have a pretty good assessment of their standing. Harvard has had real problems beating Princeton in recent years, and Coach Lee looks forward to removing this "albatross" from around the Crimson's neck...
...innovative aeronautical engineer achieved an aviation milestone when another of his diaphanous, lightweight craft, the Gossamer Condor, became the first plane to complete a 1.15-mile, figure-eight course on human power alone (generated by a bicycle-like set of pedals). Two years later MacCready's Gossamer Albatross made the first such muscle-powered crossing over the English Channel...
During his campaign for the White House, Ronald Reagan described certain provisions of the Clean Air Act of 1970 as an albatross around the neck of U.S. industry and an impediment to economic growth. He cheerfully pledged to ease the regulation of private industry. Now the President seems about to keep that campaign promise-and set the stage for a full-scale environmental battle...