Word: brush
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...registers every absurdity with the aplomb of an aboriginal Buster Keaton. There is a tinge of paternalism in Uys' attitude toward both the Bushman and the bumbling rebels, but he seems no racist; he tars all his characters, black and white, with the same broad satirical brush. With very little exertion, the spectator can convince himself he is laughing not only at a primitive with a Coke fetish but at himself and the whole gods- forsaken human race. By Richard Corliss...
...before the Regan-Baker move, White House aides acknowledge, the President was warming to the Treasury plan, with a few modifications. Reagan will make it a major theme of his State of the Union address Feb. 6. But he is expected to paint the issue in the broadest of brush strokes. Says one White House aide: "I don't think he'll have a definitive plan...
...capitalist society faces is the uncertain stability and credit worthiness of its banking institutions. By refraining from nationalizing the industry, unlike most European socialist countries, the United States is placing great faith in the management of individual banks. The FDIC must use the opportunity of Continental Illinois's brush with disaster to remind bank directors of the trust placed in them. (The FDIC had to wait until media focus shifted away from the bank so the board shakeup would not cause further runs on deposits...
...others. Employees were required to bring spouses along whenever they did any business entertaining in their home towns. Peter the counselor wanted to promote family unity. His instructional techniques also became personal. If an employee tended to speak with his hand over his mouth, Ueberroth would reach out and brush it away. If Ueberroth was concerned about shabby dress, that employee's bonus would carry specific instructions to buy a couple of new suits. His bluntness was his way of peddling improvement. At the same time, Ueberroth was intensely opposed to workplace discrimination, frequently hiring older employees, giving younger ones...
...Provincetown-Boston Airline twin-engine turboprop took off just after 6 p.m. from Jacksonville International Airport for the short flight to Tampa. Within minutes the small commuter plane, one of 113 in P.B.A.'s fleet, apparently lost its tail section, slammed into a brush-bound clearing and burst into flames. The two-man crew and all eleven passengers were killed...