Word: faired
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Head of the Charles is in many ways an annoyance, but no one can deny that it's an amazing spectacle. Hundreds of thousands flock to the banks of our fair river to watch the shells racing by, some gliding as if guided by an ethereal rhythm, others sputtering along like a beat-up old jalopy. If you're lucky, you catch a glimpse of the eight herculean men who comprise the United States National Team's fastest crew; at worst, you get to witness a spectacular crash...
...first third of their first season, they've been in long division on their best days. But on most Sundays it has looked as if the dog ate their homework. Both 22, they've been at or near the bottom of ratings for quarterbacks, and it's fair to say there has been nothing this ugly on a football field since the leather helmet...
...writing. Researchers are exploring not just sexual harassment of girls but bullying and teasing of boys. A rash of school shootings by boys has brought calls to cut back on violent video games and provide more in-school counseling. And parents are objecting to certain excesses: "Is it really fair," wrote Kathleen Parker, a columnist for the Orlando Sentinel, "that one of [my son's] feminist teachers refuses even to use male pronouns, referring to all students as 'shes' and all work as 'hers...
...time for Clinton and Congress to make a deal. In exchange for dropping impeachment proceedings, the President would agree to wear Sam Donaldson's toupee for the remainder of his term. Harsh, perhaps, but it should satisfy fair-minded people, and will definitely curtail Clinton's romantic appeal. KEVIN MEEHAN Washington...
...prevent Democrats from calling any particular witness, they will be hard pressed to exercise it without adding to their image of partisanship. "It's absurd on its face that you wouldn't call the major witnesses," barked Marty Meehan, a Democratic committee member. "There has to be a fair opportunity to cross-examine these people...