Word: hype
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Reagan's strategists felt that the accusations of warmongering required a strong personal response, unlike Carter's charges of racism against the Republican, which the Governor's aides correctly assumed would backfire. Said Senior Adviser James Baker:, "They'll keep trying to hype this war issue unless someone calls them on it for factual accuracy and demagoguery." Reagan's aides also hope that the shrillness of Carter's statements will detract from one of his strongest attributes-his image of decency and fairness...
...tell me what my values were." A fight promoter, angry at newspaper attacks, decides that "a certain elite has decided that wrestling does not belong as a respectable sport in this country . . . I think it's a black day . . . There is no American Dream. It's a hype, an elusive nothing." A hyperactive executive regards zero growth as the sin of sloth: "If we don't grow and get more profit, there isn't more money for raises . . . 'Enough money' is always a little bit more than you have. There's never enough...
...year in the yard seemed to back up the hype. Despite injuries (always a threat to this 5-ft. 8-in., 155 pounder), he electrified crowds and didn't lose a single game. Then came "eligibility problems" as a sophomore and a direct return to "Go" --do not collect varsity experience. Sound familiar...
...year in the yard seemed to back up the hype. Despite injuries (always a threat to this 5-ft. 8-in., 155 pounder), he electrified crowds and didn't lose a single game. Then came "eligibility problems" as a sophomore and a direct return to "Go" --do not collect varsity experience. Sound familiar...
...year in the yard seemed to back up the hype. Despite injuries (always a threat to this 5-ft. 8-in., 155 pounder), he electrified crowds and didn't lose a single game. Then came "eligibility problems" as a sophomore and a direct return to "Go" --do not collect varsity experience. Sound familiar...