Word: exceedingly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...plaisanterie in Mionnay or Lasserre in Paris. Nonetheless, Alan-Otto, trained in European restaurants, and his Anna Rozmarja, who is known as Ronnie-they are both 40 years old-run a warm and welcoming restaurant that draws regular patrons from great distances. Alan's reach may exceed his grasp, and Ronnie does not always make a perfect gâteau. But they are delighted by the Sheraton pan, hoping it will defuse their new fame. Says Ronnie, "We just don't have the energy or capacity to deal with crowds...
...such stalling. To be sure, he had to accept a number of weakening amendments sponsored by Republicans. Nevertheless, the new rule gives the Senate an effective tool for eventually silencing itself. Once cloture is invoked, the total time spent on more motions and amendments on the same bill cannot exceed 100 hours...
...scintallae are obscured by too much pretentious claptrap. Like the Rolling Stones' Their Satanic Majesties' Requests, the Beatles' "Revolution #9," or anything by Led Zeppelin, Public Image suffers from too much unearned self-seriousness. "A man's reach should exceed his grasp," Browning wrote, "or what's a heaven for?" Well, not for rock and roll. Sid Vicious got out in the nick of time...
...legislation is attempting to address. All five neighboring states now have an 18-year-old drinking age, and teenagers would be able to get liquor elsewhere, simply by driving over the border. Drinking would move into back alleys and front seats. In addition, the proposed law would exceed its stated intent of removing alcohol from the school yards by discriminating against the thousands of students attending Massachusetts colleges...
...right, Jack" stance has dealt a mortal blow to the anti-inflation wage policies of Prime Minister James Callaghan. Although his Labor government has close links with the trade unions, Callaghan has had no success in restraining workers' demands for contract settlements that would greatly exceed his 5% wage-ceiling guidelines. The dam began to burst last fall, when Ford Motor Co. workers wrested a 17% raise after a bruising two-month strike. Since then, few unions have been willing to settle for less. The truckers, for example, have spurned a 15% hike proposed by the country...