Word: impress
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...officials of financially strapped cities have lately been offering much apocalyptic prophecy about the impending bankruptcy of municipal governments (see THE NATION). Cities have reached the limit of their taxing powers, they insist, and the Federal Government must rush to their rescue. Touring New York City last week to impress on the public the urgency of their plight, the mayors of eleven cities sounded even gloomier than usual. Said Boston's Kevin White: "Look, we raise 70% of our money with the property tax, but half our property is untaxable and 20% of our people are on welfare. Could...
...material, how one responds to The American Dreamer will be inspired by how one responds to Hopper. He bullshits continually about his mysticism and individuality and innate contrariness. But when dealing with other people, whether a terribly sympathetic press agent, a flushed would-be starlet. or a struggling-to-impress Playboy bunny, he can be unassumingly ingratiating-particularly when his irony is right, and subtly so. "I'm sorry, but I'm just in town for the day . . . since I'm an actress I thought I should meet you." says the starlet. "Well," replies Hopper. fanning the breeze with...
...true that all of these works (total cost of $7.40 or $4.40 without the current Whole Earth ) are available locally. By selling them in the Union we hope to impress upon you how important we feel they are to know and own. You are invited to consider the purchase of one or another of them while they last...
Both Senators took pains to impress the rally with their opposition to the war in Vietnam. They were generally well-received, though there was one "dump Muskie" sign as well as intermittent chants of "dump the whole bunch...
Muscovites loaded up while they could; they well knew the reason for the sudden abundance. It was obviously timed to impress Russian and foreign representatives in town for the long-delayed 24th Communist Party Congress. If the 20th Party Congress in 1956 was recorded as the Congress of Destalinization, the 24th may well become the Congress of the Consumer...