Word: guts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...program would be an intolerable act of political incorrectness. Or because we have by this time acquired such a powerful rooting interest in her securing the right to equal-opportunity maltreatment. It is because the movies have taught us over the years that those who gut out pain for lengthy periods of time are always rewarded, in the end, with inspiring triumphs over their tormentors...
...what do we do about it? Reformers like Common Cause call for drastic changes, such as free TV time for candidates who agree to limit their spending and public financing of campaigns. These are good ideas, if you are willing to gut the Bill of Rights and make the First Amendment read, "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech except in the case of political participation...
Meanwhile, competition is heating up. Last month an FDA advisory panel recommended approval of a drug called orlistat that works on the gut instead of the brain--reducing caloric intake by blocking the body's ability to absorb fat. Orlistat has its problems--its side effects include intestinal leakage. That doesn't mean orlistat will not be a big seller, at least at first. But if folks buy it expecting weight-loss miracles, they are bound to be as disappointed next year as Redux users are today...
...Gut Feeling...
...most famous gut was an introductory geology course in the natural sciences requirement, known informally as "Rocks for Jocks," or, as one alumnus put it, "Stones for Scholar-Athletes...