Word: fined
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Hussein had to beware of John Treacy, a runner from Ireland. Treacy is noted for his fine finishes. If Treacy drew close in the last few miles, he might be able to pull away...
...think there's blatant discrimination," against women who seek leadership positions, Zegart said. "It's more subtle...It's very difficult for women to balance the fine line between being assertive without seeming overly aggressive...
...Whatever happens tonight, that's fine with me," Cruz remarked while they were waiting. "Three hundred and sixty-five days of the year I'm plain old Steve Cruz, the guy who drives his truck up to construction sites. But tonight I'm going to be the One and Only Steve Cruz, Live at the Apollo. Winning would be nice, but being out there and singing, that's good enough...
...fine form tonight, even if the same thing cannot be said for some of his would-be stars. At times he's a campy wonder, flouncing a hip to announce, "Honeee, I've had my fun. I've been uptown at the Apollo, don't you know?" At other moments he seems to share the crowd's delight at the ineptitude of the worst performers. "So that's how they sing in Georgia," he sniffs, after a young man who'd driven all the way from Atlanta falls to pieces at center stage...
...part of an incorporation of "culture" into consumerism. Books and paintings are not to be experienced, considered, even analyzed or simply enjoyed. They are a mark of status and can be consumed just like any other commodity. Literature and fine art have simultaneously been brought closer to and further from us. Now they are like the extravagant goodies behind the Bloomingdale's shop window. They are for all to see but for only a few to experience...