Word: code
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...substance of the romance is thus intimated through Swann's memory, and a series of visual clues. As the patterns become apparent, Swann smelling an orchid cradled between Odette's breasts, for example, takes on heavy sexual significance; the code words 'doing an orchid' mean making love for the pair. At this stage of the game, Odette is "always available...
...which had a clear moral vision, especially toward the havenots, the Burger Court has lacked any coherent overarching theme. Says Duke University Law School Professor William Van Alstyne: "Many cases are just a muddle. The legal tests being developed now are as complicated and picayune as the Internal Revenue Code...
...instant transfer of information between computers that may be thousands of miles apart is almost as important as the work that goes on inside the machines. As a result, the telecommunications and computer industries are converging. IBM and Rolm are believed to be preparing to unveil a desktop terminal, code-named Mesquite, that will function as both a telephone and a personal computer...
...Angeles chicanos lounging on street corners in zoot suits; burn victims without skin; deferred civilians earning $200 a week in safety; infantrymen dying for $40 a month; a sign on Buchenwald's gate that identifies the death camp as zoological gardens; Operation Paper Clip, the innocuous code name for expediting U.S. citizenship for useful ex-Nazis. We are told that millions of dollars in trucks and equipment were dumped into the sea after victory, and we hear a general say that the $811 it cost to process a displaced person was expensive...
...HEARD quite a bit this year about the "fairness issue," and that might be part of the problem. In any context, "fair" is an ambiguous term, subject to interoperation and debate. In the political context, though, "far" has become a code word, tossed around by Democrats, reported by journalists, and generally meaning that a tax increase lurks ahead. When Walter Mondale calls Ronald Reagan's policies "unfair," then, he misses the point. Yes, Ronald Reagan's policies are "unfair"--but what about the welfare state? That's what's under attack this year...