Word: casuals
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...report also notes that many of those who used narcotics in Viet Nam stopped as soon as they left; of those who continue to use drugs after their return, most insist that they are not addicted. Says Dr. Robins, who seems too casual about the use of a dangerously addictive drug: "Some of our data suggest heroin can be used as a plaything. Some people use it just a little...
Sheed has camouflaged his simplistic view of human motivation with the literary techniques developed in his earlier work. He divides his story in half, changes narrators in midstream and works endless transformations of style. Preoccupied with technique, he fails to provide enough information to create even the most casual sympathy. The most sophisticated campaign saga, after all, is a failure if the reader doesn't care who wins the election...
Harvard went into the contest playing a confident and casual game, marked by chummy flipping of the ball on the Engineer crease. But the lethargic pace just didn't make points, as four times the lackadaisical offense missed sure-goal situations...
...country is not so much geographical as spiritual. Max likes to whore and brawl; Lion favors the easy approach: he sees himself as a scarecrow. "Those crows don't bother the field because they're scared of the scarecrow." Lion tries to live a life of casual but crafty comedy. Max is skeptical, reminding Lion that "you're not playing with a full deck. You've got one foot in the great beyond...
...even the most casual reader of Rooseveltiana knows, Eleanor's life was full of woe. Her beloved father, a problem drinker, died young, and early death claimed her mother and brother as well. She grew up shy and lonely, self-conscious about her plain looks...