Word: fray
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...attempting a return from the electoral netherworld. While Nixon resurrected himself by assiduously courting fellow Republicans and trying to make amends for past behavior, the "New Gary" is an entirely unrepentant fellow who didn't tell even his best friends that he was going to re-enter the fray. Hart seems determined to become the Sidney Biddle Barrows of presidential politics, unremorsefully parlaying shameful private conduct into public acclaim...
Many practitioners praise the changed environment for making firms more responsive to client needs. And while the "white shoe" partnerships of the past may have been more above the fray, they also discriminated against women and non-Wasps. "It was the good old days for some people but not for others," says Skadden, Arps Managing Director Earle Yaffa. "Now there's an emphasis on talent." So much emphasis that the competition for top law students has driven starting pay to above $70,000 a year in some places. But to earn their keep, new associates are expected to rack...
Though some editors, like Frankel, contend that the press has "nothing to apologize for" because the "issue is the character and nature of our public officials," others feel anguish about the curdling effect on political debate. One undesirable consequence is that able candidates may pass up the fray. The prospect of intrusive coverage ransacking family history seems to have been a factor in discouraging several "possibles" from becoming "actuals," including New York Governor Mario Cuomo, Ohio Governor Richard Celeste and Arkansas Senator Dale Bumpers. In interviews with young potential leaders, the New York Times last week found unease. "If things...
...Judiciary Committee during the Robert Bork hearings, he did little to claim public notice. He is very much a loner, acting as his own chief speechwriter and counsel. His presidential race began almost by accident. He endorsed Arkansas Senator Dale Bumpers, and then belatedly jumped into the fray in May after Bumpers joined the ranks of Democratic sideliners...
Junior back Robert Bonnie fired a 45-yd. free kick into BC's empty net while the Eagle goalie was heading for a midfield fray. The officials ruled the goal legal, and the Crimson...