Word: handedly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have to hand the game to Chris North," Butcher said. "He hit the kick under pressure...
...generations of Russians, books have been surrounded by exaltation and tragedy. In a prison camp in the Gulag during the 1960s, the poet and essayist Andrei Sinyavsky hid hand-copied pages of the Book of Revelations in the calf of his boot. He wrote, "What is the most precious, the most exciting smell waiting for you in the house when you return to it after half a dozen years or so? The smell of roses, you think? No, mouldering books...
...federal mediator last week to resume their talks, the meeting broke up after only 20 minutes. Said Herb Steinberg, spokesman for the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers: "The union came in with nothing new. We wondered why they called a meeting." Countered Frank Pierson, writer of Cool Hand Luke and Dog Day Afternoon: "If we accept management's offer, it's the end of the guild as we know...
Perhaps the biggest headache for the airlines these days is a problem of their own making: frequent-flyer programs. Because of the carriers' competitive frenzy to hand out triple-mileage awards and other incentives, U.S. air travelers have racked up more than $300 million worth of free-travel credit. But now the No. 1 carrier, United, is leading what may become an industry-wide trend toward throttling back the giveaways. Last week the 4.5 million members of United's Mileage Plus program began receiving letters advising that the airline will launch a "new and improved" plan. In fact, the changes...
There is scant evidence that Dukakis has a clearly defined vision of his presidency. His disciplined, orderly mind has been understandably fixated on the task at hand -- winning the nomination -- and the rigors of a primary ; campaign leave little time for reflective thinking. On the few occasions that Dukakis has permitted himself to muse aloud about the White House, aides say, there was a puckish glee as he toyed with the ironies of being Governor of all the people. At a recent gubernatorial staff meeting, Dukakis joked that he imagined himself in the Oval Office telling Fred Salvucci, his current...