Word: brags
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...taxation is theft or that abortion is murder. Lifers are conservative in the more literal sense of the word--they're not temperamentally disposed toward radical change. They have chosen to orient their life toward steadiness, loyalty and teamwork, so they put a high value on those qualities. Talents brag about wanting to destroy the system; Lifers like systems...
...that NATO for its part seems ready to take a more active role in policing the Dayton police accord. "It appears that NATO is taking its earlier pledges more seriously, and is quietly giving more cooperation on such things as safe-guarding mass grave sites than it chooses to brag about." Sancton says that the NATO action apparently comes as part of a deal in which Muslims would agree not to arrest anyone that has not been formally charged with war crimes...
...undergraduate and graduate levels. Those in favor of the restructuring have argued that the elimination of the undergraduate dean's office will actually allow more money to be devoted to programs rather than salaries. No doubt the increased funding will strengthen the three opportunities which Radcliffe loves to brag about most: mentorships, externships and research partnerships...
Republicans could still brag about the re-election of Mississippi's first-term G.O.P. Governor Kirk Fordice. And this week's gubernatorial election in Louisiana could well go to Republican Mike Foster, consolidating the G.O.P. march across the South. But what last week's voting hints at--the return of a detectable pulse among the Democrats--the Election Monitor picks up loud and clear. In nearly every region of the country, Clinton is favored over Dole. What's more surprising, voters prefer Democrats to Republicans as their choice for Congress, 45% to 41%, a reversal of the standings...
...piker compared with Vegas entrepreneurs. They not only think big and spend bigger; they are also eager to itemize their profligacy. No Broadway musical has cost as much as $20 million, and if it did, no Broadway producer would say so. But Vegas is a place where gamblers brag about their winnings, and their losings. Liberace--the patron saint of Gaud Almighty--used to motor onstage in his Rolls-Royce and declare that the Riviera Hotel was paying him $50,000 a week; he was like a child showing his mother a report card full of A's. Same with...