Word: downrightness
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Farming is difficult enough given the caprices of Mother Nature, but it can become downright impossible when using a pesticide that kills rather than protects the crops. Just ask the 400 farmers and growers in 20 states who are suing E.I. du Pont de Nemours. Their suits charge that the chemical giant knowingly sold a contaminated fungicide that destroyed millions of dollars worth of crops of fruits and vegetables as well as nurseries of flowering bushes and ferns...
...Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, joined together to point the finger at the nation's couch potatoes. You're not just lazy, they said from a podium in Washington, you're causing an "epidemic of physical inactivity" in America. A quarter of the adult population is still downright sedentary and another third is barely active, said the scientists -- and they knew exactly of whom they were speaking. "These are the ones who circle the parking lot to get a space close to the entrance. They wait in line for the down escalator, even when they're just going...
...chain of about 100 people heaved sandbags to protect the water- treatment plant in West Des Moines from further flooding, the atmosphere was downright festive. Jokes flew (most popular: the state motto, "Iowa -- A Place to Grow," should be changed to "Iowa -- A Place to Row"). Valerie Kenworthy, 15, explained her presence: the scene "looked cool on TV so I came down." At Iowa Methodist Medical Center, the only designated trauma center serving the city, president David Ramsey explained why trauma cases are actually down: "People are helping out and are not out on motorcycles drinking beer and acting crazy...
Life at Harvard wasn't always this rich. It has been, at times, downright miserable. Only a few months ago I sat glued to my computer day after long February day, writing my thesis and watching dolefully as all remnants of sanity trickled out of my life...
...foreign policy looks "passive and unbelievably amateurish" to nervous allies in Europe, says a senior U.S. diplomat. That is downright scary to leaders of client countries like Egypt and Saudi Arabia, which must be able to count on Washington in a tight spot -- and an opening for those, like Saddam Hussein, who would love to make Clinton's life harder. Last week the appearance of disarray only heightened when Christopher had to disavow lunchtime remarks made to reporters by Under Secretary Peter Tarnoff, the State Department's chief operating officer. Tarnoff's principal sin appeared to be telling unpalatable truths...