Word: compliment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...LEADING British rock weekly New Musical Express would have us believe that New Order is now the "world's leading" rock group, a compliment that is no surprise since NME and other British music rags have long led a monumental rock myth that is as much hype as it is substance...
...will cease to be an entertainment event and become an agreeable habit, working a Vegas lounge, living on tired blood and the public's memories. But if he keeps going as he is going now-young, gifted, black and hot-he can hope for the ultimate backhanded compliment. On a Saturday Night Live in 2033, some bright young comic will trot out his famous Eddie Murphy impression. And everyone will still be smiling. -By Richard Corliss. Reported by Elaine Dutka/New York
Between women's lib and gay lib, the sexual twists at the modern office can get grotesque. Mazzei devotes a chapter to "Women at Work" and another to "When Cupid Gets Stupid." Among his guidelines: do not compliment women for wearing appropriate business dress; be sure to tell your employer if you are bringing a gay lover to a formal company occasion. Mazzei offers a couple of pages of suggestions on the issue of a kiss on the cheek, warning that it can often end up with "a clash of eyeglass frames and a lot of confusion." When conducting...
Harper's Foundation President Rick MacArthur nonetheless praised Kinsley and said the board was paying his tenure the utmost compliment. "As his successor," said MacArthur, "we want another independent, unconventional thinker...
Boston Bruins Coach Gerry Cheevers paid goaltender Pete Peeters the ultimate compliment Sunday night...