Word: brightness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...mayor of Berkeley, Calif. declared today "Waving Man Day" in honor of the 80th birthday of a friendly man who, since the days of tear gas and riot police, has stood on the sidewalk in front of his house wearing bright yellow gloves and waving to passing motorists.Post to Society "Rear Window...
Choosing what to write with is a momentous decision for me. It all began with one of those shiny Hello Kitty vinyl school kits, you know, the bright ones with a neat little row of plastic loops inside to harbor a child's collection of those disappearing markers that come inside boxes of Lucky Charms. In those inviting slots she had tucked a fascinating armament of pens and mechanical pencils and ever since then I've been a writing utensil snob. I revel in the satisfaction of taking notes in just the right color ink and with...
...that stretch the Crimson went 3-3-1 at home, and the home record would not get better. Bright Hockey Center had been a place that teams feared to play in, but that wasn't the case this season. Harvard would finish 5-8-2 at Bright this season, after having lost only eight home games in its last six seasons combined...
...probably the least flamboyant of the Republican contenders. But there he was in a bright vaudeville spotlight, one hand clasping a hand mike to his crooning lips and the other around the waist of his blond song-and-dance partner, Astaire and Rogers-style. "Spotted owl, Kathleen Brown/ Endangered species of renown," they harmonized lustily. "We beat the California blue-hoos ... Yeah...
...last year, another bank was thinking of hiring Nick Leeson away, but a corporate headhunter contracted to analyze Leeson's abilities recommended against it. There was nothing wrong with his background or performance. The headhunter just "didn't trust him." His report went on to describe Leeson as "very bright but it might be quickness without any underlying depth ... After you have Leeson for six months he might hold you up for a bigger package...