Word: darkeness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...global arena, but with more power than any other single person and with most of the burden of mankind's freedom assigned to him for safekeeping. He has fought bloody diplomatic and legislative battles for nearly four years, and has been excoriated by the Democrats from dawn to dark for the past month, yet the polls show he is liked more than ever by Americans...
...atmosphere was more Big D than Big Blue. Everyone was given a cowboy hat and bandanna, beer and wine were freely consumed, and country music played. Unusual goings on for a company famous for dark blue suits and white shirts and where liquor is not permitted at official functions. In the words of one independent IBM dealer, the three-day extravaganza was "on the tasteful side of gaudy...
Indeed you do not. It is a please-and-thank-you kind of town, with a sheen of sophistication the rest of Texas begrudgingly still aspires to. Elsewhere, Texans have been known to agree to meet at "dark-30" or "half-past dawn." Dallas people meet according to the clock. Elsewhere in Texas, the beautiful are "pretty as a speckled pup under a red wagon," and the plain are "ugly as homemade sin." Dallas prefers straightforward adjectives: gorgeous, beautiful, attractive, interesting looking...
Though Telling's income is now elite ($1.4 million last year), his values remain middle class. He buys his dark gray suits from Sears and loves to fling open his jacket to flash the label. In fact, the only part of his wardrobe not from Sears is shoes. Reason: his 13 A size is too rare for his stores to keep in stock. Telling's only ostentation is that he often rides to work from his home in Northbrook, Ill., in a company limousine or sometimes drives himself in a sleek black Jaguar. He defensively points out that...
...flight plans for Europe and the Middle East. Following the plane to Curaçao was a team of commandos from Venezuela. During the 17 hours the plane sat on the runway, while passengers sweltered inside, a team of anti-hijack specialists from the U.S. arrived. In the dark hours of Tuesday morning, a commando crept under the plane and deflated one of its tires; the other three tires were then shot out, immobilizing the aircraft...