Word: flatterers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Germans have served their penance; now we should reward them for their contrition. We shouldn't flatter ourselves. If reunification ever comes, it won't be a "gift" from the West as much as a concession from the East. After years of presidential rhetoric decrying the artificial German division (from Kennedy through Reagan), U.S. officials have almost no choice but to support reunification. The people agree--a recent New York Times poll showed that over two-thirds of Americans think favorably of reunification. If it were only a matter of U.S. agreement, one Germany would be a done deal...
Indeed, our way is better. But it isn't perfect, and we're falling behind in the race for self-improvement. The students marching in the streets of Prague should not flatter us, but humble...
...Inflation has been flatter in the past few years but now is rising," he said. Weissbacker added that the Dining Services could not improve its efficiency enough this year to completely offset the increased costs...
...Women's Wear Daily, lauds Karan as the most important American designer. Says he: "Donna understands a woman's body the way Coco Chanel did." A size 12 herself, Karan boasts the rare and eternally marketable talent of cutting a skirt or a pair of pants so that they flatter a woman's hips even if she is not runway-thin...
...sale will virtually wipe out Zenith's debt and enable the company to invest in new technologies, including high-definition television. While HDTV is probably a decade away, Zenith is developing flatter, sharper TV screens that may keep the company -- and the U.S. -- in the race with Asian manufacturers...