Word: boastfulness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Other cities may boast of innovative, hard-bargaining mayors, but at least one urban center is clattering along in just the opposite direction. Beset by financial woes, high crime and decaying city services, Washington has now suffered the indignity of having its mayor, Marion S. Barry, stripped of nearly all power. As part of a $1 billion federal-aid package included in the new budget agreement, nine of the city's major agencies, covering everything from schools and housing to public works and the police, have been taken away from Barry and placed under the jurisdiction of a financial control...
...doing much for Cousin Joe's gubernatorial aspirations, there is no doubt that John Junior's attack has boosted sales of the magazine, which hit newsstands today. And considering the nude portrait of America's most eligible former batchelor printed alongside, it seems the proudest boast in the Kennedy clan today is "ich bin ein beefcake...
...administration," says "Abu Assad," a senior figure in the military wing of Hamas. According to him, the group was trying to prevent the anticipated full resumption of joint antiterror measures between the Israelis and the Palestinians. "This cooperation," notes Abu Assad, "is done at our expense." Then, in a boast that might be only bravado, the Hamas activist claimed, "We were about to assassinate Dennis Ross" on one of his previous peace shuttles. U.S. officials say there have been several threats against Ross, but no "near miss" attempts. Yet Abu Assad's unconfirmable declaration bespeaks a growing Palestinian discontent with...
...same time, Adams' kitchen and serving area are being renovated. The new kitchen will boast more efficient equipment and new plumbing and electrical systems. A new serving area design promises a more open layout for better flow of traffic. The serving area will also have higher ceilings with skylights and be closer to the kitchen so that students can see and talk to the cooks, he said...
Dunn doctors boast that they are not tied to the controversial drug "formularies" used in managed-care to rein in doctors' drug choices. Cardiologist Ganapathy Ramanathan says he regularly prescribes a very expensive heart-attack drug called TPA, at thousands of dollars a dose, rather than the drug streptokinase, which is available for a fraction of the cost but has been found less effective in some studies. "I'm sure the hospital has lost a lot of money on many of my patients, but they've never told me about it," he says. Dunn contends it is more willing...