Word: glad
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS under the guns of the apartheid regime would be glad to hear that apartheid agent Abe S Hoppers was met last week by the righteous indignation of Harvard protesters...
Pale and exhausted, faster David Goldiner characterized the meeting as "a sharp exchange of opinions," and added "I am glad to get out and get involved in the protest again...
...result is that free food, an inducement from the old days, is making a comeback as an alcohol absorber. Instead of simply getting blotto, early evening patrons can load up on appetizers. Many owners are glad to see happy hours on the wane, because the competitive discounting drains profits. Also, says one Boston barkeep, "nobody likes to deal with drunks...
Ralph: I'm glad you brought that up, dearest. Senator Alfonse D'Amato, the fellow Gerry might run against, says he prefers Coke now, because of the Ferraro ad. This means D'Amato and Ferraro could split the cola vote, and a third-party, 7-Up candidate might slip into the Senate. I needn't tell you what an uncola Senator may do to the two-cola political system as we know it. Before you know it, Orange Crush and Yoo-Hoo will have their own Senators...
...rarely given to laughter. After the Kushner treatment, the executive did not exactly become a barrel of monkeys, but he was able to cut loose with the odd one-liner. One venom-tongued supervisor, accustomed to dressing down tardy employees, now has the habit of saying, "So glad you could make it for lunch." The message is still clear, but it is not so much a brick...