Word: bulled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...outraged" by what Bush did with the Pledge of Allegiance and felt that Dukakis should have come out punching. Many operatives think the Democrats still need to take the gloves off in Texas. "These guys," says a county chairman, "have to be a whole lot tougher in rebutting this bull." But Bentsen, for the moment, remains as genteel as a second-generation landowner and as formal as a senatorial gray eminence. He knows that when you have a tough sell, the best thing is to keep calm and make it look easy...
...holdings. He is far from alone. Eleven months after last year's crash, most individual investors are avoiding stocks as if they were poison. Some Wall Street executives fear that many of these investors may be leaving the market for good, to the detriment of brokerage firms and future bull markets. Says Hardwick Simmons, vice chairman of Shearson Lehman Hutton: "The small investor is an endangered species...
...than they have bought during 16 of the past 17 years, while institutions have been net buyers. Sindlinger & Co., a research firm, estimates that only 3.7% of all U.S. stock-owning households have immediate plans to buy more shares, down from 35% near the peak of last year's bull market...
...Yohe gets grounded, the Hinz Express will be ready to roll. Last week, Hinz gained 96 yards on just 13 carries and scored a pair of TDs. Fullback Alex Konovalchik got caught in the Lions' lair (17 yards on six rushes), but he is a short-yardage bull...
...Unlike Bull Durham, Eight Men Out is a true baseball film. Although it may go too far in attributing Frank Capra-esque traits to baseball, the movie does attempt to present the sport the way it should be, as an integral part of American culture. When news of the scandal becomes public, Chicago is in shock. The possibility of actual players, the immortal heroes of the city, sacrificing their talent for a few quick bucks is unthinkable in the untarnished world of baseball. Yet Sayles succeeds in bringing his point across. Innocence will always tarnish, whether it be love...