Word: glared
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first time since 1972, neither spot on the ticket needs to be filled. There are no renegades challenging the incumbent, no festering party feuds. The few philosophical conflicts that do exist are subterranean, more likely to be peaceably resolved in the dim light of back rooms than in the glare of prime time. So confident is President Reagan of a congenial coronation that he will not even arrive in town until Wednesday, the day of his nomination...
...liking of backstrokers, because the new Olympic pool was laid out east-west instead of north-south, and the glare got in their eyes on every turn, so they said. One backstroker, the best in the world by nearly a second, sulked on the victory stand after winning a gold in the 200 meters. This was Rick Carey of the U.S., who had cockily promised a world record, and then failed to swim it by almost a second and a half, which is to say by a ton or so. On the way out of the stadium...
...Walter Mondale in St. Paul, made her believe that "in America, anything is possible if you work for it...American history is about doors being opened, doors of opportunity for everyone, no matter who you are, as long as you're willing to earn it." Standing in the glare of television lights, excited and exciting, the woman from Queens made the platitudes seem powerful and true...
...leashes," sunglasses are making an endless number and variety of fashion statements this summer. Still an obligatory part of the rockstar, sport-star, and any would-be-star uniform, sunglasses are an essential accessory for almost everyone else. Sure, some people may use them just to keep out the glare. But not Louis Peralta, 19, of Galveston, Texas: "What can I say? Everybody has them." Explains Robert Marc, owner of a Manhattan sunglasses store: "It's what others see first. Here's something that sits in the middle of your face, and here's a fairly inexpensive...
...glare of national attention has fallen on these belligerent broadcasters since the murder last month of one of their number, Denver's Alan Berg, who was shot down in the driveway of his condominium. When Denver police assigned 60 officers to investigate Berg's killing, it was an acknowledgment of the hostility his combative style had provoked among his estimated 200,000 listeners. So many officers were needed, said one, partly because Berg's audience provided so many potential suspects. Threats and sometimes violence are indeed an occupational hazard. Ex-Washington Radio Talker Gary D. Gilbert...