Word: fretted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...session developed, TEAM members found plenty to fret about. Somebody was worried about the significance of peace protests in Western Europe. Another was bothered by the long-term growth prospects for California if special education is cut out of state spending. Yet another was concerned about attempts in Ohio to levy a state sales tax on services...
COLGATE 63, COLUMBIA 0: You've been talking in your sleep," Crystal admonishes Columbia's Bob Naso for he has leaked his entire game plan to the Red Raider staff. Don't fret, Bob, they didn't need...
...lowliest aide and will gladly spare a few minutes to look at a secretary's vacation snapshots. In general, he tries to devote his own time to long-range planning and big issues like the manned bomber or the MX basing system, over which he is apt to fret and ruminate. Some feel that such agonizing takes too long and that he could make up his mind faster...
...gone up in smoke because the Government had bowed to pressure from the tobacco industry. The association's directors, who met with the model last week, plan to puff Brooke's message in an independent campaign. That is fine with her. Brooke does not fret at being Calvinized as a teen sex symbol, but, says she: "I don't want to be typecast as a smoker...
Many Congressmen also fret that Saudi Arabia has given no discernible quid pro quo for the AWACS sale: it has not pledged support for the Camp David-Middle East peace process, nor ceased its support for the Palestine Liberation Organization. Finally, critics pose this question: If aerial surveillance of the Persian Gulf region is militarily necessary, why could it not be accomplished by continuing to have U.S.-owned AWACS planes fly out of Saudi bases, rather than replacing them with Saudi-owned AWACS that terrify Israel? The Administration has no convincing answer...