Word: bothered
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...knew the Yankees were going to win. I didn't even bother watching," said Ernie R. Duarte, a Science Center security guard and native Bostonian, who roots...
...much of the proceedings, two-thirds of the members didn't even bother to show up to listen to their colleagues, to the point that Democrat David Obey urged the Speaker to tell members that "whatever they're doing, they ought to drop it and get their tails in here." At the outset, the proceedings were confined to two hours, which produced the spectacle of one lawmaker after another finding that he didn't have time to serve up a sound bite, much less an idea. Some complained that they had spent more time naming post offices last week...
When selling cars or movies, market segmentation doesn't bother anyone. In fact, people probably like their tastes so particularly catered to. But in the media, this personal attention is dangerous. News is a powerful weapon, as Hearst and Pulitzer proved when they "manufactured" the Spanish-American War in 1898. Today's large mushy media stew has little responsibility to cover comprehensively the day's or week's essential news events. With this responsibility lifted off its shoulders, it has found a fertile way to take the truth and stretch it so as to keep circulation and ratings high...
...should I bother? As any style consultant at Louis of Boston could tell you, Europe's allure will fade the moment Prince William decides not to apply to Harvard. But if you want options beyond escargot and entrecote, the wider international scene awaits. This epiphany hit me like a Ray of Light as I watched the MTV music awards, where Madonna showed me how easy it would be simply to exploit my own Indian heritage instead. Visit Kashmir (the restaurant on Newbury Street) and the adjoining souvenir store, Eastern Accent International, for some inspiration of your...
Council members cited the uncontested elections as a key reason why students didn't bother to vote...