Word: downright
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...shudder at the thought of a naked lawn. The place is crowded with hundreds of objects designed to satisfy every yearning: there are pedestals holding colored glass balls that resemble huge Christmas-tree ornaments, 6-ft.-tall ranch-style windmills, plastic pink flamingos -- and some items that are downright tasteless, notably a painted wooden figure that depicts an obese woman bending over, seen from behind. "I won't go so far as to say we're the biggest in the business," says Harper. "I heard of some place in Chicago that has a pretty big stock. But we do have...
Typically, SAD sufferers become clinically depressed with the approach of winter. Besides gaining weight, oversleeping and being listless, they withdraw socially, lose interest in sex and feel anxious and irritable. As spring approaches, depression subsides and behavior returns to normal. In fact, some people become downright euphoric during the long days of July and August. Carl Harris, 37, of Takoma Park, Md., whose winter plaint is "If I were a bear, I'd hibernate," finds in summer that he needs only four hours of sleep a night and can work two or three jobs at once. Latitude appears...
...this is what a close meet looks like, the less competitive ones must be downright ugly...
ITHACA--Lynah Rink can be downright cruel sometimes. Especially for a visiting goalie...
...starters, he slipped out of the market before the crash, protecting his fortune. But what really makes Goldsmith different is his love of luxury, coupled with a penchant for lecturing the world on everything from Communism to AIDS. "He' s sometimes downright reactionary," says a former associate. "But he is also ferociously anti- Establishment, right, left and center...