Word: grossness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Prime Minister selected the University of Chicago to deliver his remarks, he said, in order to "reach deep into the heartland" of America. In his 30-minute speech, Mulroney reported that Canada's economic renewal is well under way. "All the indicators--the gross national product forecasts, interest rates, inflation, housing starts, employment, capital investment--are improving, in some cases a wee bit better than the U.S," he said. "Most important, confidence is being rebuilt." To put its house in order, Mulroney reiterated, his government is firmly committed to reducing its $25.8 billion budget deficit. He recommended that...
...FAILING TO PUBLICIZE these horrors our news media play right into the hands of the Soviet government. The men in the Kremlin have every interest in keeping their gross violations of international law hidden behind a veil of public complacency. It should be kept in mind that the international news media failed to publicize reports of Nazi genocide despite overwhelming evidence as early as 1942. Only after the defeat of the Third Reich did the world's collective conscience gather over the dead and ask, "Why wasn't this prevented...
...Gross, to whom Walton sent sweet backdoor passes, is retired. Maurice Lucas, with whom Walton teamed to snag rebounds, hit a 60-ft. shot at the buzzer the night before last for the L.A. Lakers. And Dave Twardzik, to whom Walton would throw his perfect outlet passes, is working in the Blazers' office after a stint as the color commentator for the team's radio broadcasts...
...record itself is permeated with gross misuse and abuse of synthesizers. The fervent pounding of ex-drummer Topper Headon has been replaced on many tracks by ineptly programmed drum machines. The rhythm tracks as a whole are little more than another inept rehash of mainstream British synth-pop. Even Strummer's sharp-edged guitar which figured so prominently on the band's early works, has lost its character, now grinding like a Husker Du album played into a feather pillow. It is generally accepted that Strummer has no vocal talent, and this record provides precious little evidence to the contrary...
...jobs for many Black South Africans, but it also spends $115 million to help improve conditions there through such means as academic scholarship, Jacobsen said. But he added that the U.S. plays a very small role in the economy, making up less than 2 percent of the South African gross national product...