Word: brightening
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...COULD ARGUE THAT AS A WAY TO BRIGHTEN UP A LONG GRAY WINTER, Joan Collins' suit against Random House was the literary equivalent of the Forbes campaign in Iowa--wacky, saturated with money and ultimately embarrassing to all concerned...
While the controversy over politically correct decorations has left the house dining halls bare this season, students continue to brighten the dull days of December by decking the walls, mantels and windows of their own humble abodes...
...Nothing has been decided yet. The white lights [which are in the dining hall now,] are not religious. They're just to brighten up the winter days," out-going Leverett House Committee Co-Chair Jeff A. Smagula '97 said...
Above all, Forbes is the smiling face in a dour Republican race, an economic optimist using sunny, supply-side theory to brighten up what he describes as the "sourpuss views" of his Republican rivals. Yet for all his patrician good humor, Forbes' message and his campaign have begun to show a hard edge...
...inspire moral judgments or politically conscious statements. It aims to entertain, which To Wong Foo does delightfully. What if the story line is predictable? Name a fairy-tale fantasy in which it isn't. What if three drag queens drive into a small, dreary heartland town and add style, brighten lives and create miracles? We believe because we want to think miracles can still happen. Save yourself from passing judgment. Let audiences go see a film, laugh and enjoy a good old-fashioned fairy tale for a change. JERRY AYERS Waxahachie, Texas...