Word: homey
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Without some kind of brake on development, the Square is doomed to lose all the homey, friendly businesses which gave it its flavor. Instead we may find a haven for the rich who can afford the soulless office buildings and expensive boutiques which are accumulating today...
Students and dining hall workers had mixed reactions to the changes. "I like carpeting," said Christine C. Yang '91. "It makes it look homey...
That exchange was typical of the Gorbachev style, a remarkably Western mix of charm and sermonizing. The effect was apparent during the December summit with Ronald Reagan. Alternately jovial and argumentative, combining sharp intelligence with a homey touch and playing to the camera in the most effective way -- by seeming to ignore it -- he came across as a Kremlin version of the Great Communicator. Add an attractive, strong-willed wife, and the picture of an American-style politician is complete...
...theme of The White House Family Cookbook, by Henry Haller (Random House; 441 pages; $19.95). Executive chef at that august address for 21 years, the Swiss-born Haller retired in October, just as this reverential book was coming off the presses. Most of the recipes are for hearty, homey family favorites that reflect the regional backgrounds of Presidents from Lyndon Johnson (who favored Texas-style chili con carne, lamb hash and deer sausage), through Gerald Ford (lusty, German-influenced fare like sweet-and-sour stuffed cabbage, apple pancakes and a revolting curried tuna casserole), to Ronald Reagan (hamburger soup, roast...
CHRISTIE: I am especially glad that we have been able to re-create that homey and down-to-earth traditional atmosphere here at the Daily. As I recently told my dear co-writer Dave, there are few environments in which one can revel so dearly in intellectual enlightenment and simultaneously proper etiquette. For back in Florida, my dear readers, we have been able to resist the wave of ill manners that has swept this chilly, though always dear, environment. Yes. Ma'am on that...