Word: flock
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Beverly Hills city council this week is expected to pass an ordinance that will completely ban smoking in restaurants. Proponents argue that people from surrounding areas will flock to the smoke-free eateries. But Mike Sims of the local Chamber of Commerce, which represents 74 restaurant owners, says the law is unnecessary: "Everyone recognizes the problems associated with smoking, but we've not had any complaints from the customers." Owners tried to substitute a voluntary plan that would require each restaurant to post its smoking policy and allow customers to decide which to patronize, but the council rejected that idea...
...revived last week for a limited run. While breaking no new dramatic ground, it fires off brilliant metaphysical gags at a pace that would amaze even Woody Allen. If you want to watch the work of a man who knows the secrets of dialogue, suspense and humor, then flock to the next showing of The Day Room. Certainly Ronald Ribman, professional Playwright, could do worse than to buy a ticket and learn how plays ought to be written...
Still feeling guilty about those late-night exam period pop tarts? Perhaps it's time for a trip to the bowels of the Malkin Athletic Center (MAC), where hordes of health-crazed Harvard students flock every afternoon in search of a perfectly toned body...
...senior monitor at the MAC estimates that 200-300 people flock to the five-year-old athletic facility every day. Working out "is becoming more and more popular," he says. "The sport is just mushrooming...
...aviary whose inhabitants tend to band together in tiny groups that flap around in circles. But every now and then all the birds wing in tight formation to the same destination. It happened last year on tax reform and drug legislation. As the 100th Congress gets to work, the flock is forming early. This time its goal is to pass a trade bill, one that, for a change, will not be shot down by President Reagan's veto...