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Word: complained (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...every bus. Besides, they often become targets themselves. Bottles are routinely hurled at patrol cars, and a shopping cart, an automobile transmission and even a refrigerator have been heaved out of high-rise windows, narrowly missing the cruisers. The Guardian Angels have taken to patrolling the buses, but drivers complain that the red-bereted figures make them a more attractive target. On the Guardians' first bus patrol two weeks ago, Founder Curtis Sliwa and his squad hit the deck along with terrified passengers when a lead pipe smashed through a window and the bus was showered with rocks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Savage Ride: Buses in a crack zone | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

...Michael Darby, the chief economist on Baker's Treasury staff. Darby argued that the Fed was being too restrictive with the money supply and should loosen up to avoid a recession. Greenspan testified that he had "objected quite strongly" to the letter and had called the White House to complain that it was improper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fed Feels the Heat | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

Even worse is that when they're caught, the guilty complain about their sentences. Hernandez fussed and hollered because the league took away 10 percent of his salary. Quick subtraction will tell you that Hernandez is still pulling in about $1.8 million-a-year. Not bad for a would-be felon. It sure beats a prison softball game in which you solidly slap an extra-base hit up left-center field only to discover that you can't round first base because both of your ankles are shackled...

Author: By Eli Karsh, | Title: Cocaine Keith and Powder Parker | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

Nonetheless, some students complain that the University continues to give the Fly Club preferential treatment in the use of the garden. Schkolnick says members of the club have access to the garden at any time, while student groups have to fill out a form and get a key from Epps...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: Knocking on the Final Clubs' Closed Doors | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

Dole's gregarious public persona does not have a private counterpart. Humor comes from the head, the ability to form attachments with people from the heart. Dole seems to trust no one entirely, least of all his staff. Staffers complain that he seldom takes their advice and they frequently do not know what he is doing. He fires aides abruptly and often...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Same Substance, Different Style | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

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