Word: gloats
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...majority bulldozed the minority on Thursday, the chamber broke into an unexpected round of arm nuzzling and shoulder butting across the partisan divide, even as it seemed to widen. Could they have been faking how far apart they really were to please their respective constituencies? Afterward, Lott didn't gloat. Daschle didn't go nuclear. Tom Harkin didn't pout. The Senators stampeded to the airport, heading home or to the Super Bowl in Miami. There, at least, the outcome was still...
...then the Democrats were worrying about such luxuries as appearing graceful in the victory they now expect. The White House was careful not to start the victory dance; advisers were put on "gloat patrol" to avoid annoying wavering Republicans. Clinton, having again asserted his mastery of his craft, cannot be seen celebrating dismissal or acquittal in a trial that has left so much blood on the floor. "It is not our purpose to embarrass the Republican leadership," said New Jersey's Robert Torricelli. The only way out is a careful one. "This is a dance that everyone must do together...
...about it for a more important reason. The Game provides Harvard students with the only opportunity all year for uninhibited self-love. A reprieve is granted from the self-consciously humble posture we must adopt during the rest of our lives. During Game weekend, we can boast, brag and gloat about our school without social condemnation. We can cheer for Harvard without coming off as arrogant or elitist. We can wear the crimson "H" on our sleeve, our hats or our shirts without feeling like a show-off or a tourist. Not only can we drop the "H-bomb...
...humility was in. This shortened time-frame explains why we care about the loss. By winning, the Yale team deprived us of a few more hours of the much-needed, post-game therapy that we have come to expect and enjoy. When the game ended, our right to gloat...
...know, those tricky little devils that look like bonds and move like stocks and, um, are only up 25% this year after rising 22% last year. Ooh, baby! That's right. Just when you had given up on another year of 20%-plus investment gains (and having anything to gloat over), along comes a sharp decline in interest rates that has been a boon to interest-paying securities. Bond prices rise as yields fall. And boy, have yields been falling. Just three months ago, the government's benchmark 30-year Treasury bond carried a yield of 5.72%. Last week...