Word: flat
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Statements from White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan and former National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane contain flat-out contradictions about the President's attitude toward the Iran initiative. McFarlane insisted Reagan was interested and often enthusiastic about the approach to Iran and the effort to free the American hostages. Regan, however, testified that the President had serious misgivings...
...continual shower of salt spray are so forceful that both skippers have had serious trouble with their eyes. Conner was forced to consult a Perth specialist. Says ( Murray: "In the early races I was coming in every day with double vision. It's like having a saltwater hose going flat out into your face." Murray and crew now wear sunglasses, which must constantly be cleared of caked salt with squeeze bottles of fresh water. Kookaburra Mainsheet Trimmer Peter Gilmour, known as "Crash" for his aggressive tactics as Murray's starting helmsman, sometimes wears an industrial dust mask to protect...
...Tonight we were a little tired and a little flat," Costin Scalise said. "Our freshman got in some good swims, but we haven't really been challenged yet in the league. Without question, we will have to swim faster in order to beat Princeton on Saturday...
...Kohl has thrived, the campaign of the opposition Social Democrats has fallen as flat as the party's slogan, "Let justice reign and not social coldness." Social Democratic Leader Johannes Rau has hammered away at the obvious issues: the continued unemployment of 2.2 million workers, a government tax-reform proposal that would chiefly benefit the wealthy, and , cuts in social spending. Declares Rau: "I read the business section of the paper, and I see that we're doing great. But then I read my mail...
...performed on an outpatient basis. Another spur to health-care competition has been the dramatic efforts by insurance companies, employers and Government health-care programs, notably Medicare, to rein in runaway medical costs by encouraging shorter hospital stays. The Government, for example, now generally reimburses hospitals based on a flat rate for a given illness, rather than allowing the hospital to set the price...