Word: furiousness
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That community spirit is doubtless enhanced by U.S.A.'s democratic system of grading each crew in one of only three categories: Superior, Outstanding and Excellent. Nevertheless, the competition remains furious. Before breakfast and after nightfall, in spare classrooms, around parking lots, on tiny patches of grass, the squads work tirelessly on their slinking and slithering and over-the-shoulder glances. "Smile!" bark the captains, and smiles light up every single young face...
...that is needed to play this lucrative game is mountains of borrowed money--or leverage, in financial jargon--which lenders seem eager to provide. A record $10.8 billion was spent to take companies private in 1984, vs. just $636 million in 1979. This year's pace is even more furious...
Peres, who had not anticipated an open fight, was surprised when the Cabinet voted 11 to 10 against the Weizman trip, with two ministers abstaining and two absent. Furious, he told a colleague, "One cannot work this way." In effect, Peres gave the Cabinet an ultimatum: if it did not back him on the i'ssue, he would pull his party out of the coalition and try to form a Labor-run government, a threat that has some support among Labor Party members. With the withdrawal of the Israeli army from southern Lebanon almost complete and the state...
...when he was court painter for the worldly Gonzagas of Mantua. They would have appreciated the jealousies the sale has triggered. Britain may still seek to keep the painting in the country by refusing to grant an export license. And Daniel Wildenstein, an unsuccessful bidder, howled, "I am furious not to have the picture." The Marquess of Northampton, however, was said to be delighted by the price. But then, of course, he was the owner...
...voted in May to eliminate the cost of living adjustment on Social Security for one year, a politically brave move, while the House had refused to make any cuts in old-age pensions. To the outrage of Senate Republicans, the White House two weeks ago sided with the House. Furious, Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole accused the White House of "surrendering to the deficit...