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...FIRST TASK OF A STATESMAN, QUIPPED THE LATE New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, is to disappoint supporters and break campaign promises. By that standard, Bill Clinton was off to a flying start the week before he moved into the White House...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bent Promises | 1/25/1993 | See Source »

...standardization of certain components, which allows parts companies to cut their prices. Zexel, a major high-tech partsmaker based in Tokyo, expects to get seven manufacturers to agree to a common fuel injector for their diesel vehicles. The risk of commonization is that if taken too far, it could disappoint consumers, who hardly need more disincentives to buying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Running On Empty | 1/11/1993 | See Source »

...Every year we seem to walk out of this roomwith a negative attitude toward the FinanceCommittee and that does disappoint me," Garzasaid. "Please remember that the Finance Committeedoes one hell...

Author: By Stephen E. Frank, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Council Approves Grants Package Of Nearly $41,000 | 12/7/1992 | See Source »

Though convincing acting compensates for occasional vocal weaknesses, McDonell's choreography seems slightly limited in order to maximize vocal potential. With the exception of Jonathan Ebel as the Boy, the main characters deliver inconsistent vocal performances. Songs whose lyrics imply lively dancing, therefore, often disappoint. When the Girl sighs "I'm so tired" at mid-song, one wonders why, since her singing was never coupled with strenuous movement...

Author: By Dvora Inwood, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Fantasticks Falls Short | 11/19/1992 | See Source »

Roosevelt possessed a similar rapport with the American public, said Goodwin. His manner benefitted him politically, but also reflected a general reluctance to disappoint anyone, said Goodwin, who is currently working on a biography of the former president...

Author: By Steven A. Engel, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Historians Analyze Clinton | 11/12/1992 | See Source »

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