Word: badness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...based Jon Hull: "For trespassers armed with only pen and paper, the scrutiny of the resident youth gang can be nearly unbearable. I passed through a gauntlet of youths with a pounding heart." His apprehension soon gave way to sadness. "While most Americans make a point of avoiding the bad side of town, those within dream of one day escaping. My depressing conclusion was that few will succeed...
...popular perception among investors is that this kind of Boesky crap goes on all the time. The real tragedy is that we keep living up to people's worst expectations." Says John Baker, a broker with Shearson Lehman/ American Express: "In the eyes of the public, we are all bad guys...
...along the south-central border. Indeed, most analysts still believe some sort of Iranian attack is in the offing. Originally it was expected before the beginning of the rainy season, which has arrived and will last until February. Now the speculation is that the Iranians may attempt a surprise bad-weather offensive in which Iraq's superiority in tanks and air power would be reduced by mud and thick cloud cover...
Lloyd Reuss, an executive vice president at General Motors, has a clear view of the prospect. Says he: "The good news is that North America is the only automotive market in the world where there's a good shot at a profit. The bad news is that everyone knows it." Agrees Donald Ephlin, a vice president of the United Auto Workers: "We are talking about fundamental changes in the world where we live and the market where we compete...
Looking for real-life drama in the daytime? Forget about General Hospital and Days of Our Lives; consider the "Case of the Prom Night Fallout." A 16-year- old girl and her mother sue a hair salon for $150, claiming that a permanent the girl received was so bad that she had to miss her high school prom. In the mood for weightier legal matters? A high school teacher brings a sex- discrimination suit against her school board, charging that she was fired because she got pregnant -- without a husband. Or how about a juicy family squabble? The grandparents...