Word: bettereds
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...writer's use of the phrase "extensive business dealings with high-ranking officials" to describe my honest and on-the-record business transactions is at best an exaggeration and, at worst, a lie. Obviously enamored by the myth which dictates that bigger is better, the writer chose to use the word "extensive" when in fact there is no justification for use of that word in this context. The misuse of that word may sell copy, but it prostitutes the function of a free press and crucifies communication of the truth...
...They Never Said It goes a little gung-ho on detail. Some things are better left unsaid. Although comparing the misquotes with the real thing is fun, reading descriptions of how statements got mangled tends to get boring...
...really good day," Leschly said, "much better than expected. We have five players in the quarterfinals and Rice, which is a really good team, has only...
...just another case of the rich getting richer," Boston College Coach Jim O'Brien said. "The lesser teams work hard trying to get the other team's big men out of the game and now this just increases the better team's chances...
Cochrane, who played midfield in his collegiate debut last Saturday, laughed when he was asked what position he played in high school. There have been bigger and better things since then. The under-21 national team, for one. On that team, he played sweeper. On this team, well, Nick Gates had better find himself a new position...