Word: bland
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first heard Byrne's music about ten years ago when he was awakened one night by a mysterious tune playing on a stereo, then discovered that the Manhattan loft he was in was burning down. The song: Byrne's Love Goes to a Building on Fire. Reporter-Researcher Elizabeth Bland, who assisted Cocks with the story, interviewed the musician-director several times in New York City. Bland says her initial fears about Byrne's daunting reserve were dissolved by the singer's dry wit. In Texas, Houston Bureau Chief Richard Woodbury attempted to hunt down the offbeat characters who played...
That seemed to defuse what otherwise might have been sharp criticism from Democrats campaigning for next month's congressional elections. Missouri Lieutenant Governor Harriett Woods, a liberal running for the Senate, contented herself with this bland comment: "I'm not saying the President should have accepted (Gorbachev's offer). I do think that the Administration must now define SDI's purpose more clearly...
Other successful Crimson singles players included Kristen Bland, the winner of the "B" flight consolation round, and freshman Nicole Rival--who reached the finals of the "D" flight...
...doubles flights, the recently formed duo of Bland and Jackie Ferrell placed third in the "A" flight. After losing in the regular draw of the "A" flight, Robin Boss and Martha Berkman--one of the best pairs in the region--easily won the "A" flight consolation round. Boss also took the singles consolation match of the flight...
...discuss the increasingly painful issue. The aim of the so-called Group of Five was to restore some semblance of unity to worldwide monetary policy. They failed to do that on Friday, but after a 4 1/2 hour Saturday meeting with their counterparts from Canada and Italy issued a bland communique. It said that "cooperative efforts need to be intensified...