Word: foolishness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...something real and powerful. Americans did feel defensive and dispirited about their nation: cynical about its faded grandeur, alarmed by what felt like the beginnings of economic chaos and despairing of prospects for improvement. The notion of even a quiet national contentment and pride seemed quaint, implausible, slightly foolish...
...candidate?I am." Before finally agreeing to release his tax returns, "we got through a whole discussion, and ... his reaction then was, 'Gerry, I don't want to hurt you, you know?here they are.' " Still, when a defense of Zaccaro would have been foolish, she demurred. After learning early this year that he had, in 1979, bought back her half-share in the Manhattan building, she said, " 'Why did you do it?'... He said, 'It was legal.' And I said, 'Sure it was, but it doesn't look so hot.' But you know?what can I tell...
...strode in and touched us again. China and Rumania brought down the house. When the President said, "I declare open the Olympic Games of Los Angeles," were we supposed to think politics? When we gulped at the sight of Rafer Johnson's face, were we supposed to feel foolish...
...drivers are frustrated at their lack of exposure, there is a lot of disagreement about how the sport should expand. Riders seem to want the media exposure, but not at all costs. He worries that if the sport grows too fast it could backfire by making inexperienced drivers look foolish in the media fishbowl. Bailey, who is 22, says that because the drivers are so young--many are still teenagers and almost none are more than 25 years old--it will take time before they learn to give good interviews and present a good image...
...foolish," he says, speaking from Dartmouth College where most members of the Olympic crew team are training...