Word: compliments
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hand brushing accomplishes. Introduced last November and initially available only through dentists or directly from the manufacturer, Interplak is now reaching stores across the nation. Price tag: $99. Though some dentists argue that more surveys should be done and the cost is too high, others give Interplak the ultimate compliment of the profession. Says Dr. John Love of the School of Dentistry at the University of Missouri in Kansas City: "It's a very aggressive brush...
...Medical School, Brandt teaches an elective course in medical ethics which regularly attracts large enrollment, says Leon Eisenberg, Presley Professor of Social Medicine. "The large numbers of students are a compliment to his skill as a teacher...
...bitter accusations and unseemly language which often generates its own dynamic and makes it harder to resume relations in a calmer atmosphere. That did not happen this time, however. Both Reagan and Gorbachev have responded with moderation. Larry Speakes, the White House press spokesman, went so far as to compliment Gorbachev on his speech of October...
...compliment him on his accent...
...oddest aspects of the name game is the spreading practice of not identifying oneself on the telephone. It started a few years ago as a kind of compliment: it meant that you and your caller were good friends, and it made perfect sense if you talked with somebody a lot. But as the practice has grown, it has become more of a test: you are not only supposed to know the voice that you may not have heard for a month but to know it immediately. Any hesitation is apt to lead to a pained, "You don't even recognize...