Word: commonness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...would be wonderful if there were a [common] cultural background we could grasp, but it's unclear that it exists," Katz said...
...project which will finally make Robin Williams a truly big star, Good Morning, Vietnam concerns the misadventures of Armed Forces Radio disc jockey Adrian Cronauer, who is stationed in Saigon as U.S. involvement escalates in 1965. An iconoclast whose humorous broadcasting style has won him the admiration of the common grunts and the top brass alike, Cronauer must nevertheless face the displeasure of his immediate superiors as he tries to bring truth, integrity, and rock n' roll to the fighting...
Latex examining gloves are a common feature of health care. But fear of AIDS infection has produced a side effect: more doctors, dentists and nurses than ever are using gloves, and some have become so cautious that they change pairs several times with a single patient. The result: a surge in demand, a doubling of prices and a growing shortage of gloves...
...knows he must be careful about his own image. "We don't want any of that hatchet stuff," he says with a not- quite-disarming smile. Still, Dole remains incorrigible. Even his blandest remarks about the Vice President have an edge. "George Bush and I have a lot in common," Dole said. Pause. "We're about the same height." Even when Dole claims that Bush is a friend, he cannot resist adding, "the last time I checked...
Although salvador Dali wrote a cook book, the Chinese painter Ta Chien is the only modern artist to make it to the common menu, with the Szechwan specialty Ta Chien chicken. Through menu notes I have learned over the years that Ta Chien is "the Chinese Picasso," living in South America, given to bright colors (hence the Gaugin green peppers of the dish), and a native of the Szechwan province. I do not think that I have ever seen a picture of Ta Chien, or understood the relationship between the painter and the entree...