Word: fatale
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Tigers on radio"). Yet this is no modern phenomenon. The term faux pas goes back at least as far as the 17th century, having originally referred to a woman's lapse from virtue. Not that women lapse more than men in this regard. Even Marie Antoinette's fatal remark about cake and the public, if true, was due to a poor translation...
...that the meager benefits in the budget package would do little to relieve the plight of most businesses. "I share the disappointment everyone will feel," said a somewhat apologetic Howe. "But I am determined to sustain firm action in the battle against inflation. To change course now would be fatal...
...simple formulas, buy dailies in single-paper small cities, keep the family occupied in harmless jobs with impressive titles, and avoid stirring up the old snakes by trying to revive the big city dailies. In short, lie low or they'll start laughing at us again. It's a fatal doctrine for a publishing company, but in its drift from impetuous pioneering to cautious money-grubbing, the Hearst saga is just a more vivid version of the history of most American business families...
Hamilton, the Haverford, Pa., wonder who took up skating as therapy after suffering a near fatal digestive disorder as a child, was in third place going into the free-skating competition, the climax of his duel with Santee. But he trailed Santee by just .4 (out of a possible 6) and was clearly within striking range. (In second was France's Jean-Christopher Simond, who later skated poorly and finished fifth...
...Getting the information across stands between the present time and any widespread testing," Erbe said. Many people have never heard of the defects caused by neural tube defects, Holmes said. Furthermore, because the defects are often fatal, there are few visible examples in society of their effects. he emphasizes that a strong commitment to education and counseling is essential...