Word: boasting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...high fashion last fall as the first American ever admitted into the clubby, self-important Chambre Syndicale, the pantheon of 43 Paris- based designers who may show at the Louvre. The French buzzed and clucked at the outrageousness of the new upstart. After all, who but Kelly could boast that only eight years ago he was peddling his clothes on the sidewalk of the Boulevard St.-Germain, calling out to passersby in a Mississippi drawl, "Tres chic! Pas cher!"? Now he's selling on four continents. "Patrick is refreshing because he isn't trying to be divine," says Mary...
...Although Ryan can boast of his no-hitter record, he certainly should keep quiet when the subject of base on balls comes up. Mr. No-Hitter has walked more than 150 batters five seasons in his career. He is also only the second pitcher in baseball history to give up more than 200 free passes to first base in a season. Ryan did it twice (1974, 1977). Fortunately for Ryan, one Hall of Famer holds the single-season record for most walks. Name...
...week the President was at pains to counter critics who complain that too much time has already been wasted in this new Administration. Despite Bush's extensive experience in government and his campaign boast that he was "ready on day one to be a great President," hundreds of key appointive posts remain unfilled and crucial foreign policy decisions are on hold pending completion of some 30 "reviews...
...time when most U.S. cities boast only a single large-circulation daily newspaper, New York City has four. While the broadsheet New York Times (circ. 1 million) has a comfortable lead in the scramble for local advertising dollars, three of the country's seven remaining big-time tabloids -- the New York Post (circ. 713,786), New York Daily News (1.3 million) and Newsday (633,119) -- are fighting a bruising battle for the rest. If old-style newspaper competition is dying nationwide, New York just might be the site of the tabloids' last stand...
...rated clinics can honestly boast that up to 17% of their patients become parents as a result of IVF. But some lesser operations apparently cite similar potential success rates in their come-ons, even though their own performance may be far worse. Says Geoffrey Sher, medical director of San Francisco's Pacific Fertility Center: "The consumer is in the dark. A startling number of programs have never had a single baby born, and they are still quoting statistics." Doctors can start up clinics even if they have little experience or specialized training. "It's very easy for the medical profession...