Word: idealisms
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...land-was an ingenious ploy on his part to indulge his carnality and to be unfaithful ... While Talese had never openly refuted this notion, assuming that any attempt to deny it might mark him as a man on the defensive ... he was nonetheless keenly aware that his allegedly ideal assignment was frequently less pleasurable than other people generally believed...
...current playoff situation seems ideal. Seattle and Los Angeles have garnered a win a piece in a heated Western series; the Sonics seeking to become the first NBA champ in 11 years to repeat, the Lakers hoping to dethrone them with an assortment of inimitable Jabbar sky hooks and Johnson sleights of hand...
...only did they hold brave convictions which challenged the authorities but they translated their convictions into action," Duehay said in yesterday's address. "The lesson to be learned is that to believe in an ideal, it is necessary to act on its behalf...
...California I attempted to recruit one woman, Sherry Stevens, who was ideal as a plant. She was flashily good-looking, young, had secretarial skills and experience, and appeared able to attract men sexually if she wished. At dinner Miss Stevens seemed reluctant, and when I told her that her identity would be revealed to no one, she pointed out that I would know her identity. I told her that no one could force me to disclose anything I chose not to reveal. She didn't believe me. I told her to light her cigarette lighter and hold...
Youngsters in Atlanta are buying marijuana pipes disguised as Star Wars space guns. In San Francisco, a hot item, especially for Star Trekkies, is a glass cocaine pipe that is a replica of the U.S.S. Enterprise. In Washington, D.C., they are snatching up 18th century silver salt dishes ideal for snorting cocaine. More than 15,000 "head shops"* across the country cater to drug users; they are at the heart of a thriving drug paraphernalia industry that may take in more than half a billion dollars a year. So far it has proved nearly impossible to uproot the shops: virtually...