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Word: hinting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...increasingly bitter sniping between the two top Cabinet officials led some Shamir aides to hint that the Prime Minister was considering sacking Peres. But such a move would probably force the next election, now scheduled for November, to be held much earlier. Shamir is reluctant to take such a drastic step. Yet the national unity government now exists in name only, largely because of frictions over the peace issue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East Land for Peace? | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

...nervous because the cars were going much faster than the posted speed limit, but I couldn't know the horror that was about to befall me. The first hint came as a huge garbage truck, with workers hanging off of all sides, arms flailing, came roaring from beneath the underpass. I couldn't tell, it all happened so fast, but it seemed that they swerved toward me on purpose...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: Brain Strains and Automobiles | 2/25/1988 | See Source »

...hint that his southern campaign will concentrate on urban areas, Dukakis mentioned Miami, Atlanta, Norfolk and Selma in his speech. The governor insists, however, that he will campaign in all parts of the South...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dukakis, Bush Win N.H. Primary Battles; Gephardt Beats Simon for Second Place | 2/17/1988 | See Source »

...floor of a 1,500-lb. chandelier. Many spectators arrive knowing it will drop, and the staging gives plenty of clues to the rest. Equally, however, audiences can trust that the "danger" will be averted at the last possible minute, so the dread is purely titillating, without a hint of life's real pains and perils...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Music Of The Night THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

...astonishment, accented by huge black circles of makeup around her eyes that cause her to resemble a raccoon. Brightman's Maypole figure, long nose and prominent overbite do not aid in explaining why both men adore her. But these deficiencies might be overcome if she displayed the least hint of star quality, or even stage presence, instead of acting like Minnie Mouse on Quaaludes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Music Of The Night THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

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