Word: downrightness
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After the beating Tripp has taken in the press, Starr's grand-jury chamber must seem downright inviting. There, at least, she will be in control of her story, telling it for the first time in a friendly forum--a room free of opposition lawyers, pesky reporters or late-night comedians. To prepare for the moment, people close to the case tell TIME, Tripp has spent more than 100 hours going over her tapes and other evidence with Starr's deputies, lending context and details to what Lewinsky said...
...heels. Fact: The mayor does not "enjoy" appearing in drag. He dons female apparel whenever possible only because it is his obligation, as chief representative and symbol of a metropolis whose economy depends greatly on the entertainment industry, to entertain. To refuse to do so would be uncivil, indeed downright rude...
Software for filtering out smut has got downright sneaky. Prudence from Blue Wolf Network in Berkeley, Calif., keeps a hidden log of all websites kids visit so parents can monitor them on the sly. Meanwhile, Surf-Watch Educational Edition at once blocks X-rated sites and diverts kids to educational sites such as the Children's Television Workshop and the Tech Museum of Innovation...
WASHINGTON: While tobacco is still a legal drug, it seems to be having a downright hallucenogenic effect on the Senate floor. The legislation that skated through John McCain's committee with a 19-2 vote is suddenly sparking furious debate -- and making Senators say some very strange things...
...provisions, such as creating an independent appeals process for taxpayers, make good sense and cost no money. Others, like putting a time limit on failure-to-pay penalties, might play well in Peoria but will cost the administration a total of $18 billion over 10 years. Some clauses sound downright dubious: Who wants to tell the voters that the Senate just handed the IRS 40 new executives...