Word: awkwardness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...takes to say "16 one-hundredths." But Evans accelerated, swimming all by herself at the end, and finished with a stunning 4:03.85. Frank Keefe, the U.S. swim team's manager, said, "That's not a world record, it's a universe record." Friedrich shook her head, admitting the awkward truth: "I can't swim a 4:03 at this time...
...also excels at a very difficult task: he makes Michael Dukakis listen. The Governor has said Sasso, 41, is like a brother to him. The unassuming Sasso is like the outgoing, slightly mischievous kid who takes the edge off his stern, driven older brother. Where Dukakis is stiff and awkward in dealing with people, Sasso is a natural; he puts people at ease. He is Dukakis' emissary to the outside world. For years, politicians, bureaucrats and constituents have all said the same thing, "I can't talk to Dukakis. Let me talk to Sasso...
Donovan took the awkward pitch in full stride and outran Princeton cornerback Vince Avallone to the end zone...
Unfortunately, pyrotechnics are no substitute for substance. The anchors don't get a chance to show their stuff with miniscule spots, and they spend so much time introducing each other that the "news" gets lost in the shuffle. Inane interviews rarely last beyond a few awkward prefatory sentences before the anchors snatch back the mike and move...
Moreover, Dukakis can seize the initiative on the defense issue by noting the hypocrisy in Bush's positions. Although Bush is fond of using the Midgetman and MX missles in his speeches, it would be somewhat awkward for him to explain why "his" Administration dumped the Midgetman in Congress as "too expensive," or why it scrapped Carter's plans to deploy the MX in the Southwest without offering an alternative, giving it a quiet death...