Word: entertainment
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...tempting as it may be to buy into the drama, Wei-Ming refuses to compromise his course. "I am not going to sacrifice my time and the time of others to entertain," Wei-ming says. "If [students] say, 'I am here to be entertained,' it will not be helpful in the long run. The issues are too serious...
Most importantly, things are back to normal. The labor negotiations of the past several months have left a void in the hearts of millions of basketball fans. Now, the high-flyin,' rim-rockin' antics of such hotheads as Latrell Sprewell and Allen Iverson have returned to entertain for the next several months...
...weak because it has become clear that there are more than enough votes in the House to impeach Clinton. If anything, the intense skepticism regarding his motives will only harden sentiment against him in the G.O.P. It is offensive because despite the President's sexual immorality, we cannot seriously entertain the notion that Clinton would employ military action to save his skin...
...massive battlefield where the Nutcracker, brought to glorious life, fights and wins over the mischievous mice and their king. To show Clara his gratitude, the Nutcracker Prince (Carlos Ivan Santos) takes Clara to the Snow forest and the Palace of Sweets, where a myriad of candy-related dancers entertain the two of them until Clara goes back home, supposedly happy beyond her wildest dreams...
...what households. Estee Lauder loved to "entertain," as giving large dinner parties was once called. She enjoyed "beautiful people"--celebrities, the rich and famous--and could invite them to dine with her at a table that could seat 30 without extensions. The food and the wines, lovely. She didn't miss a thing. She learned as she grew up. She watched; she enjoyed her world...