Word: bumps
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Then there is the coronary-inducing aggravation: things do go bump in the morning. Guests, for instance, say the darndest things at that hour. Brokaw re members talking to Gore Vidal just before they went on the air and telling him that he wanted to talk about politics, not bisexuality, one of Vidal's favorite topics. Vidal politely listened, but when the red light blinked on, sweetly inquired: "Now why is it that we cannot talk about bisexuality...
Each national team had to prepare its hot dishes in cramped portable kitchens; a measure of their effort, closely noted by the judges, is that the cooks do not bump into one another or bruise sensitive egos. The U.S. chefs are chosen on the basis of their recipes and expertise by the American Culinary Federation, backed by Kraft...
...bump" in the polls had held firm over the weekend. The Ayatollah in the words of one professor, had "cast his vote too late" and everyone--union members, women, Southerners--was ready to cast an elected incumbent out of office for the first time since...
That tilt gave Reagan a slight "bump" in the polls, an edge that apparently grew over the weekend as the president failed in his attempts to bring the American hostages in Iran home before the election
Harvard's main strength throughout the season so far has been its aggressiveness. But in this game, referees Will Duchesneau and Tom Kolodziej wouldn't let the team play soccer, calling every bump and brush a trip or a charge...