Word: fingered
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...showdown will probably come next summer when Congress and the Administration decide how to meet the $100 billion Gramm-Rudman deficit ceiling. After an extended bout of recrimination and finger pointing, both sides will have to agree to raise taxes or cut some $30 billion to $40 billion from cherished defense and social programs. "It's fairly likely that a modest increase in the gasoline tax will be included" in whatever package emerges, says California's Beilenson. "You've got to have something that's wrapped up with a solution for a bigger problem to provide political cover." If that...
Often, as in the last eight-and-a-half minutes of the first half--in which the Crimson outscored Smith, 22-2--including a beautiful finger-roll by freshman Heather Harris, to put the game out of reach by half-time...
...people point the finger at Ronald Reagan, as the pioneer of substance-less campaigning oriented to the little glass screen. And in a fit of self-flagellation, the media have even blamed themselves. In a democracy however, there are no excuses. We, the people, are the guilty ones, and we always get what we deserve...
...defense he was equally ubiquitous. He even filled in for the band, annoyingly chanting the Wolverine fight song after each touchdown, emphasizing his triumph by pointing his finger in the defense, which consisted...
...create drama. Always it came down to the final play of the game, the clock running out as dinner time approached. It always ended with a goal line stand, a fourth down and one situation, and the inevitable two-point conversion effort. And then the fight song, and the finger jabbing. And then game day would return that next afternoon...