Word: floorful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...What a splendid chap!" Another time, when they were both starring in Doctor Zhivago, Sir Alec walked into Richardson's hotel suite in Madrid. "Who can one hit," said Richardson, "if not one's friends?" -- and punched him in the jaw. By the time Guinness raised himself from the floor to ask what was going on, Richardson was sound asleep in an armchair...
Dangerous drugs can be found at every level of industry, from the shop floor to the executive suite. Says Naomi Behrman, a counselor for AT&T/Bell Labs: "You can no longer assume that because a person wears a three-piece suit and a necktie, you can rule out drug abuse...
...something Reagan does expertly. But so far the Administration has insisted on taking a stubborn stance and forcing a showdown. Republican Senator Richard Lugar, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, last week quietly proposed to the White House that some compromise plan on contra aid be sought before any floor vote. He was turned down. Nevertheless, there was some feeling on the Hill that a number of centrist House Democrats could still be swayed. "Today, we'd win," said one Democrat. "In two weeks, Reagan may pick off just enough votes...
Although the floor was two inches deep in water, none of the electronic equipment appeared to have been damaged...
...rolling at the end of each day's business so that members can deliver special one-minute speeches for home consumption. But the main effect of television in the House, says Tennessee Senator Albert Gore, a former Congressman, has been to make legislators more careful about their performances and floor speeches. The Senate, moreover, did not exactly throw itself open to video verite: the new rules preclude camera panning of the chamber to show empty seats or drowsing Senators...