Word: homeworks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Bush's running mate has avoided the gong for now, but Quayle's early response to questions about his military service and other matters was wobbly and defensive, like a fifth-grader trying to explain his missing arithmetic homework. When reporters accosted him at his Virginia home while he was emptying garbage, Quayle reacted with evident anger ("I'm getting a little bit indignant about one bum rap after another . . .") but sounded petulant rather than persuasive. His self-confidence has grown since then, though his overeager, puppet-like demeanor still reminds some critics of Howdy Doody...
...aggressive as decency will allow. Do your homework, know what you are talking about, and talk about something real. "If you don't have anything to say, the media are not going to come around more than a couple of times. Your job is to have a successful conversation with the American people...
...took over, and she began to prepare for the challenge. "I knew I would be taking care of a boy who would not be able to reach doorknobs, refrigerator handles, light switches and the sink for years and years. Even now, he uses baby chairs and desks for homework and a stool to reach the bathroom sink...
...tell the difference between [Michael S. Dukakis and George Bush]. They're both like the guy we remember from high school at the junior prom: both he and his date brought their homework," Russell said...
Garbed for another grueling day in the urban jungle, I loped into the dining room. Our children were already at the table, finishing their homework over breakfast. Krishna, the elder, was engrossed in the Bhagavad-Gita; Kikimora, his younger sister, was muttering an incantation in Old Slavonic. (They both attended the International School. Such a melting pot!) "What's today's morning repast?" I asked cheerfully, reaching for the sports pages of the New York Times. "Ambrosia," they answered in unison. How suitably mythological, I thought -- the food of Greece's ancient deities. In Manhattan one can buy damn near...