Word: fonds
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...catnip to the press, and lately Yablans' patience has worn to the breaking point. He has tried to control Evans' image by demanding that they be interviewed jointly on all stories about the making and packaging of Gatsby. "Bobby and I work very closely, I am very fond of Bob," he insists. "But I am also frank about this whole publicity thing. I don't like any confusion about who is running Paramount. The name is Yablans...
Before the trip, Kissinger was somewhat worried about how much he might be able to accomplish this time round. The Israelis are not exactly fond of the Egyptians, but they have an almost visceral hatred for the Syrians, who until last week had shown scant interest in any negotiated disengagement. But after a late-night meeting with President Hafez Assad in Damascus, Kissinger was authorized to take to Jerusalem a list of the prisoners of war held by Syria. This was a major concession for Assad: Israel had insisted upon having the names of the P.O.W.s before it would even...
Unhappily for the Republicans, the election was an almost perfect laboratory test of their prospects for the fall. "If it sells in Grand Rapids, it will sell anywhere," market researchers are fond of saying about an area where all kinds of products are routinely tested, from Lipton's soup to Cornnuts. In many ways, the district is a cross section of the U.S., with a varied mix of incomes and ethnic groups, a blue-collar class that is suffering from increasing unemployment and a not-so-silent majority that is outraged by inflation, long lines at gasoline stations...
...profoundly vulnerable to Mrs. K.'s deluded belief that she has a son somewhere at sea. At Mrs. K.'s request, her friend even writes letters to the nonexistent son; they are signed "your fond mother," but never posted...
...that there is no trick or secret key to success; that what I wish, as a teacher, is a thoughtful reading of the assigned texts and an intelligent and critical attention to lectures. I am willing to describe an examination in advance so that students will understand this. As fond as I am of my students in Adams House, I have nothing whatever to gain from their doing better in my courses than other students in the college. In my judgement, the specific information I gave out made a general educational point, but did not provide an unfair advantage...