Word: doleful
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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This afternoon, Harvard students will congregate in Tercentenary Theater for an orgy of hot dogs and background music. The administration and its student handmaidens will dole out a concentrated blast of merriment to distract us from merriment missing elsewhere. White plastic barriers will border out a little rectangle of joy and shouting. And at the center of this spectacle, splashed across all of Yardfest’s promotional literature and giving form to its carefree spirit, will be the tire swing...
...leather seats are comfortable enough for sleeping, even in coach. There are power outlets at every seat. The most profound change, though, doesn't look like much of an improvement at first. Like many U.S. carriers, Virgin America charges for food in economy class. But flight attendants don't dole it out from a cart like gruel in the orphanage; a touchscreen at each seat lets passengers pick what they want and pay by credit card. A few minutes after I swiped my card, an attendant brought my fruit-and-cheese box and a glass of cabernet to my seat...
...time when the electorate seeks change, Obama's advisers say, it will not turn to a man who has worked in Washington for decades. McCain's aides are convinced they can win the cardinal argument about the necessity of experience. Historically, campaign gaffes have made age an issue: Bob Dole's tumble off a stage and Brooklyn Dodgers reminiscences underscored his old-timer status during the 1996 campaign, while Dan Quayle's deer-in-the-headlights moments in 1992 convinced some that he wasn't ready to be Vice President...
...pretty depressing. I've already started to hear from women, based on this book, saying, I got my husband to read part of the book and for the first time he's willing to address this issue. That's the first step. In the same way that Bob Dole made "erectile dysfunction" a household word and took the sting out of having a sexual dysfunction, I think people need to feel it's okay. We know so much about how to help people, whether it's sexual dysfunction or biological problems, or emotional or relationship-oriented problems. There...
...face-painting dandies. Like the previous President Bush, he established a dynasty, through his son John Quincy. And he carries in him pieces of many Americans who've had to rely more on hard work than on gifts and charm: a little Nixon, a little Truman, a little Bob Dole...