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Word: expression (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...question--"Do you know me?"--then proceeds with a gentle spoof of his family connection: "Every time I appear on a talk show, people ask me about my father. Every time I give out an interview, people ask me about my father. Every time I pull out the American Express card, people treat me like my father. Come to think of it, that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: First Family: Another Brief Appearance | 6/30/1986 | See Source »

...letter were sent earlier this week to various university heads, Bok said, adding that he hoped many of these individuals would sign the letter before it is sent to the Senate in mid-July. Bok said he personally paid for the mailing of the letter which were sent Federal Express...

Author: By Jonathan M. Moses, | Title: Bok Asks Congress for S. Africa Sanctions | 6/26/1986 | See Source »

...street from the Kennedy School of Government will convince you that the yuppie gene is dominant. The Shays Wine Bar--the newest shi-shi place to toss down at Lafite Rothschild or two--and the Boathouse Bar--a tradition-laden drinking place--attract the upwardly mobile like an American Express gold card. If you want to drink here make sure you're well dressed or they will laugh at your I.D. even if it is the real thing...

Author: By Jonathan M. Moses, | Title: Drink 'Til You Drop | 6/22/1986 | See Source »

Those favoring Reagan's conservative philosophy of greater judicial restraint say Scalia will be a scholarly and persuasive proponent of their cause. Although opposed to their classmate's judicial views, self-proclaimed liberals express relief that he was picked by Reagan...

Author: By James D. Solomon, | Title: HLS Classmates, Profs Remember Scalia Fondly | 6/22/1986 | See Source »

...which the necessity had previously gone unrecognized. The birth of McDonald's in 1955 gave rise to a fast-food industry that serves 45.8 million people in the U.S. a day. The sluggishness of the Postal Service in the 1970s helped spawn a whole new industry: overnight delivery. Federal Express, started by former Marine Corps Pilot Frederick Smith in 1973, ships nearly 12 million packages a month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life in the Express Lane | 6/16/1986 | See Source »

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