Word: frighted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Mikhail Gorbachev put the matter bluntly: It was now or never for his economic reforms. "If we take fright and stop the processes we have begun," he warned, "it would have the most serious consequences because we simply could not raise our people to such a massive task a second time." Striking a characteristic note of urgency, he added, "To stop now would be disastrous. We must not permit it under any circumstances...
...living increases. Congressman Claude Pepper, 87, held a press conference to announce that he would force a separate House vote on the issue. The Gray Lobby went to work. The result? Although programs for the elderly account for one-third of the budget, negotiators dropped the proposal in a fright. "These are people who have plenty of time on their hands, who are well organized, who vote regularly, and they are a massive political force," lamented Budget Director James Miller...
...bleachers blue turn pale with fright...
...broken into, or did its owner set off the alarm by accident, and then lay it to rest. With human screams, the question is more complicated, since screams are not mechanical or automatic. Did you hear that, Harry? What could it be? A scream of delight, of fright? Hilarity, Harry? Do you think that someone is laughing too hard? Could it be hysteria, madness? Or ; is it a scream of blue murder? What should we do, Harry, if it is a scream of blue murder? And where is it coming from, anyway? Could you tell? I couldn't tell...
...part in the Wobegon film, he went into his Kissinger mode and said, "That has not been discussed." O.K., did he expect to do any sort of performing? Here he brightened, for he likes the risk of live performance. "You have to perform now and then, to keep stage fright under control." He waves away the idea of a talk show as "death by interview." What does interest him is the kind of television variety show Sid Caesar, Ed Sullivan and Milton Berle used to do. He is not really comfortable with TV; there is an army of people...