Word: calles
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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First official word of the summit plans came from Bush, who informed reporters on a golf course near his vacation home in Maine after taking a telephone call from Baker. "I think around the world people will be pleased," he said...
...despite the danger and chaos that snakes through us, we have some sense of a national character. We are loosely held, we fly off, reattach, reemerge, continue. This is what we are--which sounds like a strange kind of unity, but this behavior, this trait, whatever you want to call it, is what has always bound us together as Americans; has been ever since Huck Finn lit out for a new territory...
...Strong women who reject the stereotypical stance of demure femininity should be called "ugly bitches." The audience was evidently so uncomfortable with Ali McGraw's assertive portrayl of Jenny that it felt compelled to call her ugly or a bitch every time she opened her mouth...
...woman is intelligent--and, worse, refuses to lay aside her intellect in worshipful reverence for the male ego--she should be immediately put in her place. How? Of course--deprecate her appearance! Call her not only ugly, but also give her the scarlet brand, the ultimate insult--call her "fat," as many did in response to her initial sarcastic dismissal of "Ollie," the prototypical Harvard Man--which is not only ludious, but is also illustrative of the attitude that appearance, and especially ideal body weight, is a key determinant of value in a woman...
...Nick understands exactly what we're trying to do," Getman said. "He's also what I'd call a sneak. Basically, he waits to see what the opponent is doing and manages to play around...