Word: ear
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...process is less painful now because nurses take the blood sample from the ear lobe which is almost devoid of nerve endings, instead of from the sensitive finger...
...screaming about civil liberties and stopping militarism but in the Congress, they're really worried about filthy lucre. And the logistics. As decision time nears Congressmen begin to realize Carter's plan is a vote gathering blind. As Ted Kennedy's been saying, one Congressional aide whispers in my ear, why do it if it would only take us an extra 13 days to muster the first 100,000 men needed to fight in North Yemen. "The additional step of peacetime registration," argues a "Dear Colleague" sent out by the small-but growing ranks of Appropriations Committee members...
...discussing the problems facing post-graduate education, Hufstedler again mixes pragmatism with an ear for innovation. "The Secretary of Education cannot have significant impact on the job market," she says, but she can try to create opportunities for younger faculty. By getting senior faculty to take leaves in the government and the private sector, Hufstedler reasons, "you will create opportunities for young faculty" and students who are interested in academic careers, may not hesitate to continue working for Ph. D's. But, Hufstedler warns, a person who is simply in search of the monetary rewards will always suffer from disappointment...
Moloch whose breast is a cannibal dynamo! Moloch whose ear is a smoking tomb...
...deep into his role, appealing without being truly interesting. Brad Davis (the sweet victim of Midnight Express) proves here that he is really an actor. Playing a hustler carving out a career as a New Journalist, he is as active as he was passive in the ear lier film. One begins to think he overdoes the part, but it may be that he was asked to force his performance by Director Cohen in order to provide the film with energy and cutes...