Word: impromptu
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...mind, too distracted by the tasks ahead to act like himself. On Friday, Dec. 15, Brown finished a sheriff's training course an hour south in Forsyth. He invited his friends to drive down to watch his graduation. Over lunch, he announced he was having an impromptu celebration later that night at his favorite restaurant. They were all welcome to show up. The change of plans surprised Phyllis because she thought they were going to a county commissioner's Christmas party...
...Tondo hustler. But as with Woodstock II (or III), the sequel to 1986's People Power revolution is an echo with a hollow yet distinctly nasty tone. Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos cast presidential no-confidence votes with their feet - an act that doubled as an impromptu referendum on their constitution and all the institutions that comprise the Philippines' democracy. The system doesn't work! Hurrah...
...special reports turned into an impromptu bar exam, a live speed-reading contest in which reporters jumped to conclusions, sometimes qualified and sometimes not. Most networks first seized on the majority opinion, which seemed to imply that Gore might pull off a new recount. Rather said flat-out, "What [the ruling] does not do is in effect deliver the presidency to George Bush...
After months of heightened expectations but no apparent progress on the Corporation's part, the evening of May 31 revealed a flurry of activity. The 30-man Board of Overseers--in charge of confirming the Corporation's selection--converged quickly upon Cambridge from all over the nation for an impromptu meeting...
...regardless of the protesters' tactics, their message was still flawed. On a university campus, freedom of expression would be near-meaningless without the freedom of expressive association. Such associations--including the impromptu group that led the protest--allow for close debate on a smaller scale and provide for the organization of student efforts and advocacy; they make campus discussion more vibrant and participatory. And if associations are to play these roles, those who would claim to speak for a student group may legitimately be expected to share in its credo...