Word: impressment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...laws, a celebrity receives income for high-visibility use of a product in an amount equal to the value of that product. The defense that some of the dresses were loans, not gifts, or that they are no longer worth very much once they have been worn, may not impress the IRS. A gown, even one that doesn't suffer soup stains, may depreciate from a $20,000 price tag to off- the-rack in a single evening. But that is the point of haute couture. Its value derives mainly from its once-in-a-lifetime wearing. Los Angeles designer...
...most ardent about environmental issues, having become a rehabber at least partly because he believes it is wrong to build on open land. An aide informs him that Greenpeace will be tying up at his dock on Thursday morning. "That oughta impress the Japanese guys," he jokes, referring to a group of financiers arriving the same day with the prospect of a $100 million loan. He dreads the idea of having lived in a period of ecological collapse and done nothing but good deals...
...bond with Gorbachev that he thinks will enhance relations between the two countries. He has sought advice from experts he has long trusted, such as Zbigniew Brzezinski and Richard Nixon, and from some about whom he has misgivings, like Jeane Kirkpatrick and Henry Kissinger. Bush hopes not only to impress Gorbachev with his understanding of Soviet problems but also to argue cogently about solutions. "It's one on one, and at stake is the world," said a senior Administration official. "He's a little nervous about it, and I think that's why he's working so hard...
NOTHING can impress on us the importance of solidarity and education more than Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). On December 1, the internationalism of the fight against AIDS will be celebrated with the recognition of World AIDS...
...Harvard field hockey team edged out a tough Boston College squad yesterday in a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Soldier's Field. Playing in its final Boston Four game of the season, the Crimson (9-3 overall, 4-0 Ivy League, 1-2 Boston Four) continues to impress opponents, posting its first win over the Eagles in the last four years...