Word: furiousness
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...surprisingly forthright statements. At first, palace spokesmen claimed that the Queen was upset with her son only because he had "sneaked off" without telling after she left for Australia. But the palace was more explicitly outraged later in the week. All I can say is that the queen is furious at his indiscretion and his lack of honesty in explaining who or what his girlfriend is," sputtered one staff member...
...more accurately captured the mercurial quality of adolescence than he has, with anger, rebelliousness, gallantry, goofiness all tumbled together to create a confused, wholly believable vulnerability. When an assistant principal suspends him for loading the typing class's machines with explosive caps, we understand her furious reaction. We can also understand when she uses the occasion to help Tex get a job that may realize his other, better self...
...explained the reason for his decision to leave: Dayan had told him the Israelis would not sign any agreements. This made Sadat furious. He had accused Dayan of wasting our time by coming to Camp David in the first place. His own advisers had pointed out the danger in his signing an agreement with the U.S. alone [on the basic principles on which a Middle East peace should be based]. Later, if direct discussions were ever resumed with the Israelis, they could say, "The Egyptians have already agreed to all these points. Now we will use what they have signed...
...entire industry's profit prospects are equally uncertain. Cost cutting has been so furious that analysts expect even a modest recovery to produce larger profits. But improved sales will necessarily depend on the strength of the U.S. economy. Automen are universally convinced that they have seen the worst. What they cannot figure out now is when the upturn will come. -By Alexander L. Taylor III. Reported by Paul A. Witteman/Detroit
Senators balked at supporting the President's veto for the same reasons cited by House members. In addition, Mark Hatfield of Oregon, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and other Republicans were furious with Office of Management and Budget Director David Stockman, who had advised Reagan to veto the measure in the first place; they felt that Stockman had overstated to the President the costs of several items in the bill, including the jobs program for the elderly...