Word: bucked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...been around "long enough to vouch for 25 years [of Commencements], at least." And to him, the week has nothing to do with increased business. "It's a chance to relive the past--that's the most important thing," he says, preparing a frank which now costs nearly a buck. "If anyone starts talking about how much money they're making because of graduation, then bah hum bug," Avis adds...
...going to be stopped from making it," he says. "It's a matter of writing that one piece. Selling it is the easy part--if it's that good they'll want to produce it as much as I want it produced. Everyone wants to make a buck...
...general impression is that the Corporation takes very seriously the advice given it by the advisory committee," he says, adding. "They do not disregard they regard carefully and disagree. And their desk is the place where the buck stops on this issue...
...current Democratic gubernatorial candidate] Michael Dukakis has been running for office since I was 19," he mentions frequently. He also takes great glee in reminding listeners that it has been well over two decades since Gov. Edward J. King, who is running for re-election, has earned a buck in the "private sector...
...public ought to blame Congress." But Colorado Democrat Gary Hart, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, disagrees. "You don't force a budget down the President's throat," he says. "He's the key player and the key roadblock. Nothing will move before the President does. The buck stops on his desk...