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Word: asking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...early November, unhappy about being pushed into a U.N. job] Ms. Lewinsky asked Ms. Currie to speak to the President about her problem: "If you feel it's appropriate, maybe you could ask 'the big guy' what he wants me to do. Ahhhhh...anxiety!!!!!" Ms. Lewinsky also mentioned the President's promise to involve Vernon Jordan in her job search...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Affair Of State | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

...think I told you that in my conversation last Thursday night with him that he said that he would ask you to set up a meeting between VJ and myself, once VJ got back. I assume he'll mention this to you at some point--hopefully sooner rather than later...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Affair Of State | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

...must ask why this is happening. Is it part of the usual economic cycle? Is it because the economic system and practices of all the affected countries are wrong? Is it because of corruption, of crony capitalism and nepotism? Everyone must concede that before the turmoil, the countries of East Asia were among the most dynamic and prosperous in the whole world. Their progress and prosperity were real. Employment rates were high; per capita income increased steadily. From poor agricultural countries, they had become highly industrialized nations, producing quality high-tech goods for markets worldwide. They were set to grow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Malaysia: Call Me A Heretic If You Like | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

...good director knows that if you're going to eke out some drama, you've got to zoom in on the details. So go back to spring training, when every sports reporter is flying into Jupiter, Fla., to ask McGwire if he's going to break the record--as if he were going to break out some pro-wrestling rant like "Maris? Maris was a whiny schoolgirl compared to me. Boo-ya." Or look at the opening of the season, when the SportsCenter announcers started to calculate his home-run pace. Sports Illustrated put him on the cover--even before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mark McGwire: Long Live The King | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

...They have more monosodium glutamate b) They have less genetic material c) They have small, nearly invisible penises d) They never ask for directions when they're lost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Sep. 21, 1998 | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

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