Word: bossed
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Diana has made her presence felt belowstairs as well as above. Among the staff, she is known as "the Boss." Since her arrival at Kensington Palace, some 40 employees, including dozens of Charles' personal staff, have left. Some of these departures were due to natural attrition; others were nudged by the lady of the house. Palace observers suggest that she was intent on - eliminating servants and staff who were any of the following: stuffy, bossy, too familiar or gay. For generations, many of the palace staff have been known as confirmed bachelors, a euphemism for homosexual men. "She just doesn...
...That's no good. What you have to do is ask two concerned questions and recapitulate the emotions I am expressing. It's supposed to go something like this: "What a day I had!" "I figured something was wrong when you weren't home at 6. What happened?" "My boss is putting a lot of pressure on me." "You sound really upset. What kind of pressure is he putting...
...flop mill. Under the ownership of Denver Oilman Marvin Davis, the studio churned out such clunkers as Rhinestone, which paired Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton, and Blame It on Rio, which featured Michael Caine at the beach. But Murdoch has the good fortune of inheriting a shrewd studio boss, Diller, who joined Fox in October 1984 after heading Paramount, where he turned out a stream of hits that included Terms of Endearment and Flashdance. One early result of Diller's stewardship is Commando, the hit film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, which has grossed $27.1 million in its first four weeks. 20th...
...long-running battle for control of the network has featured all the drama and suspense of a potboiler mini-series. It began in January, when Helms' Fairness- in-Media group launched a proxy fight to be "Dan Rather's boss." Then Turner, the cable-TV king, stunned CBS in April with a $5 billion takeover...
Besides O'Neill, the seat has been represented by three of state's most influential Democrats of this century, including John F. Kennedy '40; James Michael Curley, the four-term mayor of Boston; and John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, the Boston political boss and the former president's grandfather. Observers say the historic nature of the seat has contributed to heightened interest in the race among local politicians and the media...