Word: annoyer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Never annoy a billionaire. Here's the deal, see? It was clear Perot wasn't going to get into the debates and if he had, he would have been an equal-opportunity destroyer. What a waste for Dole to be the one to block it. After that, Perot would have to be crazy to entertain Dole's proposal that he drop out of the race, which may be why Dole gave it a whirl. It played out badly for Dole when he sent a mere campaign functionary and a leak allowed Perot to garner more press attention than...
...seek re-election in the Fourth, which is only 33% black, because in 1995 the Supreme Court declared that the boundaries of the 11th had been unconstitutionally drawn on the basis of race. Her challenge now is to appeal to voters of both races, and with her campaign slogan, "Annoy Newt," she surprised onlookers by beating three white men to take the primary with 67% of the vote...
Fortunately, Baker has now been reassigned; he won't be around to annoy Harvard students anymore. It's only too bad that we can't say the same for Mike Barnicle...
...probably have fewer sections in your schedule than you had in the past, which could make them less grueling, but in fact only makes them more difficult to bear. You are probably in Core sections--the worst of the bunch. The first-years annoy you--they do all the reading. Sophomores are fine, but they also do a lot of reading. You are busy with seminars, conference courses, pre-thesis activities and the like. The last thing you need is an hour to listen while students eagerly call out and give a soliloquy on Michelangelo or Beethoven's Ninth...
...politicians into the fold. He had to listen to their policy prescriptions and incorporate their ideas into his Reform Party's platform. He had to plan ahead, they said, to know in advance how he would position himself and his people in ways that would win--and not just annoy...