Word: botherer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Greenspan's lack of central bank experience does not bother experts like Salomon Brothers' Kaufman. Mindful of Greenspan's reputation in Republican and Wall Street circles, he says the chairman-designate "has the standing in Washington to deal forcefully with other Federal Reserve Board members...
...substance of its predecessor; it cannot deliver the delight of discovery that the original provided. Axel made a swell first impression, but he is still living on it, perhaps not yet a bore, but not quite as fascinating as he once promised to be. This is not going to bother the apparently vast audience that now exists for twice-told tales about familiar figures. And it makes life easy for the guys in marketing and very likely delightful for those in accounting. But when Reinhold is absent, there are bound to be some who will find Cop II the worst...
...former Senator were "just pals" and volunteered that she was "more attracted to younger men." Lee Hart, who played the role of long-suffering political wife with delicacy and dignity, tried to defuse the damage by saying about her husband's conduct: "If it doesn't bother me, I don't think it ought to bother anyone else...
...admitted and explained, but are unforgiving of those who hide their errors behind a wall of indignation. Last week Gary Hart seemed to draw a curtain around his situation, rather than facing up to what was disquieting about his behavior. When asked in a TIME poll what would bother them more, only 7% cited extramarital sex, while 69% pointed to "not telling the truth." Likewise, as the Iran-contra affair has unfolded, Ronald Reagan has seemed to be evading the truth, rather than confronting it. When asked in the poll what bothered them most about Iranscam, a mere 9% cited...
...psychological," Kirschner says. "When newspapers write about increasing costs, students think twice about even applying to college--some don't even bother because it's more difficult to afford. They just go out into the job market...