Word: choicest
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...choicest plums in Government is a diplomatic posting in an agreeable locale. And what a pleasant task it is for a new President to reward old friends and fat-cat party contributors by handing out such assignments. Judging from the appointments he made during his first six months in the White House, George Bush must be finding that task very pleasant indeed. A study by Government Executive magazine, a journal serving public officials, found that of Bush's first 37 ambassadorial nominations, 70% have been political appointees rather than career Foreign Service officers. That compares with 59% for Ronald Reagan...
Stakes are high and space low, so students must economize with the precious bidding points to get the choicest interviews. For instance, recent graduates start out receiving salaries in the mid-$20,000s their first year on the job, while companies sometimes interview more than 50 people...
...Iron Butterfly's possessions by the Philippine Presidential Commission on Good Government is expected to yield about $750,000 toward financing a worldwide hunt for what could total billions of dollars in Marcos assets. There were signs at the 66th Street town house, formerly the Philippine consulate, that the choicest goodies had been lifted: empty jewel boxes whose satin linings still bore the impress of glinting valuables, and clean blanks on walls where paintings by Picasso, Monet, Van Gogh and Goya had hung. Over the decade, Mrs. Marcos' New York City purchases alone topped $100 million...
Along with all the attentions which Mammi has received from the costume director of the movie, she also gets exclusive delivery privileges of the film's choicest lines, as written by dialogue director Michel Audiard. When Mammi catches Pappi taking a peek at Playboy, she remonstrates, "Pappi! Don't do that, honey. You shall give yourself nightmares. Please! Be sensible!". When she has to wear a business suit, she complains, "I hate flat shoes! I absolutly hate flat shoes! How can anybody ever keep their balance in these damn things!". Funny dialogue is great, but gestures and expression make Serrault...
...happen to be quite familiar with the sordid, little history of Joseph Menn and the somewhat bigger more sordid story of the ISO. So at the risk of making you nauseous, gentle reader, we wish to relate to some of the choicest parts of this tale in the interests of public sanitation...