Word: briefings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...person in the grip of alcoholism blacks out from drinking too much, suffers memory loss, and wakes up trembling with craving for another drink. But most cases show fewer dramatic symptoms. Also, the behavior of alcoholics fluctuates wildly. Some drink heavily every day, while others can stop for brief periods, only to go off on binges. This past year the American Psychiatric Association settled on three basic criteria to define and diagnose alcoholism: physiological symptoms, such as hand tremors and blackouts; psychological difficulties, which include an obsessive desire to drink; and behavioral problems that disrupt social or work life...
Spot, the Yale mascot, made a brief appearance before departing at halftime. Even dogs get cold...
Kennedy was brief and smooth. Was he "upset" about being Reagan's third choice? "I am delighted with this nomination," he deadpanned, to laughter. Was he concerned about the "intense scrutiny" he would face? Said the judge diplomatically: "I'm looking forward to this scrutiny that the Senate should give any nominee in the discharge of its constitutional duty...
...decided that Eton was no longer worthy of his time. He bought himself a car and headed for Oxford, where although not enrolled as a student, he learned about chemin de fer and girls. When the subject of a career eventually came up, Jimmy served a brief stint in the Royal Artillery. He later went to Paris and joined his older brother Teddy in a tiny pharmaceutical business...
...students were involved in the brief protest, DiIorio said, adding that he "could not see connection...