Word: bland
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...then bundled into an unmarked car by unidentified men and driven aimlessly around Gdansk for eight hours. The reason for the incident, which Walesa later described as a "kidnaping," seemed to be to avoid any possible disturbances as a result of Walesa's scheduled speech, even though the bland text, released in advance to foreign correspondents, did little more than counsel Polish workers to "go home in peace...
Instead of Rio de Janeiro, Air Force One landed Tuesday night in Brasilia, the oppressively bland and businesslike capital city planned and built from scratch on an isolated plateau during the late 1950s. "Your elections Nov. 15," Reagan said on his arrival, "demonstrated Brazil's confidence in itself and stability in freedom...
...other Democrats want in. Said Bill White, an aide to Ohio Senator John Glenn: "Half the Senate woke up this morning and saw the President in the mirror." Glenn's chances have obviously improved, though many political strategists say that the former space hero must somehow shed his bland image. Potential candidates Arizona Representative Morris Udall, Arkansas Senator Dale Bumpers and New York Senator Pat Moynihan have put out feelers. Colorado Senator Gary Hart's campaign was already under way. California Senator Alan Cranston portrayed himself as the logical liberal successor to Kennedy...
...center, pleaded guilty to charges of spying for the Soviet Union. It was enough to give the already rattled British a bad case of jitters. Said a group of Conservative Members of Parliament who called for a judicial investigation of the "parlous" state of British security: "The time for bland assurances is long past...
...Create" emerges as a limp, indecisive parody. Only "Creeping Upon You" contains a truly visceral moment of horror among all this tame nonsense, and even that has more to do with the by that time welcome presence of 40,000 live cockroaches than any storytelling skill. Creepshow is disappointingly bland, commercial, and far removed from its pulp roots...