Word: express
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...does not learn much other than technique-he does not get new wisdom. "You are an athlete. Even if decisions call for reflection, you must depend on your instincts ... Sometimes it feels as if you were in one of those movies, sitting on the track in front of an express train. The train is bearing down on you. You know what to do if you did not have ten other things that needed doing first. You are praying that the train somehow will miss and you will not get hit. Such a situation occurred in Cyprus. If I had ever...
Stern were taken off the Prague-Vienna Express by police. After interrogation and the seizure of notes and documents, the police unceremoniously dumped the newsmen two miles from the Austrian border...
...million cardholders who charged $312 million worth of purchases in 1967 to 40 million holders-one out of every four adult Americans-who ran up bills of $13.5 billion last year. One major reason: banks deliberately offer the cards to many people who cannot meet the requirements of American Express and Diners Club for a minimum income of $10,000 a year. Chemical Bank in New York City says it "probably" will grant a Master Charge card to a person in his 20s who has been employed for only six months and earns $8,000 a year...
Sudden Impulse. At the other end of the scale, some card companies are establishing a hierarchy among their holders. American Express, besides its familiar green card, issued a gold card to clients who qualify to borrow $2,000 or more on their signatures. By checking a box on his American Express bill, a cardholder gets an instant loan. Carte Blanche has a gold card too; it is good for two years, unlike ordinary cards that have to be renewed annually...
Mamet was raised in a Jewish enclave hi Chicago, and his parents were divorced when he was eleven. He learned early on that language can be both a joy and a weapon. "In my family," he recalls, "there was always a large premium on being able to express yourself-if only for purposes of chicanery...