Word: fussing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fire last July for alleged business improprieties, Goldwater called for his resignation, hoping Inman would succeed him. But White House aides warned that if Casey were pushed out, Inman would not replace him and might be fired too-and the congressional pressure on Casey subsided. Inman contends that this fuss was "One of the most discomforting periods of my entire life. I found the invidious comparisons both unfair to Bill and embarrassing...
...that time of the year again. Some 96 million Americans fuss, cuss and struggle with sheaves of tax forms covered by a barely penetrable typographic thicket. If the amount on line 54 of form 1040 is larger than on line 62, the citizen must pay the balance to help the Federal Government establish justice, ensure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty. Taxes are unavoidable, but is the thicket...
...dress," which may be worn with a jacket and a reversible vest for an approximation of the three-piece look. Since maternity customers are often older, with jobs of their own and a certain amount of flexible income, they can manage triple-figure price tags with a minimum of fuss. Indeed, retail prices of maternity clothes have more than doubled in the past three years in great part because, as Lillian Tomek of Bloomingdale's says, "women demand the same kind of quality that they have been wearing. Maternity was always budget. Ten years ago, you couldn...
...fuss in New York dampened Harvard's interest in the statue, Goodhue said, adding, "maybe in five years it will make sense to consider the piece from an artistic point of view...
...Dick, I just want you to know how delighted I am that both the Justice Department and my own counsel have cleared you of any wrongdoing in this silly fuss about wristwatches and a misplaced $1,000. It was all so unfair to you. In fact, Dick, your service to the nation has been exemplary. Now, I must ask you to turn in your resignation...