Word: frets
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...Virgin ad satirizing her plight and hints that she may get some endorsement contracts back. Moss's budding redemption is especially ironic because Kennedy's drinking didn't violate any laws. Maybe that's the point - being a heavy drinker in Britain isn't something you're supposed to fret about. The papers have made historic references to Westminster politicians who liked a drink - with the implied message "at least they didn't rub our faces in it." I certainly don't recall the tabloids savaging then Conservative Party leader William Hague in 2000 when he boasted that he used...
TORNADO WARNINGS MADE KING FRET about his crowd, as ominous streaks of gray and purple crossed the sky from the west. Radio bulletins told of a seven o'clock twister that picked up and dumped a stretch of asphalt on cars near Star City, Ark., killing seven people, and the first squalls hit Memphis half an hour later in slanted sheets of rain. Phone calls from the Lorraine to Lawson in Mason Temple verified that the crowd indeed was thin--perhaps fewer than 2,000 in the huge hall that had packed seven times that many for King's visit...
...don’t fret too much, and think about her personality. The gift, though important, will not be the sole indicator of how things go in the future...
...true dictatorship in the heart of Europe," and said "it is time for change to come." Lukashenko and other officials have been barred from traveling to the U.S. and Europe, and last month, the European Union threatened Belarus with sanctions for suppressing freedom of speech. Still, Belarus' opposition leaders fret that Western governments do not do enough about the country's plight. "We're not a pivotal area, like Ukraine," says Milinkevich, "so the world doesn't really care." It won't be easy for Belarusians to free themselves. The opposition parties that still exist are not allowed to publish...
...near the town of Chiang Saen in Thailand's northernmost province, Chiang Rai, the resort (fourseasons.com/goldentriangle) will offer sweeping views of the Mekong River and the jungles of Laos and Burma on the opposite banks. And while all accommodation is in the form of tents, guests need not fret about spending sweltering nights under moth-eaten canvas, for the Four Seasons version includes air conditioning, individually themed ethnic décor, rain showers, freestanding baths and hardwood floors. There will be a riverbank restaurant serving Thai, Laotian, Burmese and Western cuisine, while sundowners can be enjoyed at the plantation...