Word: instants
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...used in the U.S. each year, on far more than fresh produce. Vintners rely upon sulfites to arrest fermentation and block the growth of bacteria in wine. They are routinely added to make cake and cookie mixes less sticky and to preserve canned and frozen vegetables, dried fruits, instant mashed-potato mixes, breads, salad dressings, fruit juices and soft drinks...
...Rose sat down. Tears were glazing her eyes. 'Oh,' she said, 'you're all so mean. You don't fool me for an instant; I know why you're doing this. You want me to look bad in front of Julian...You want to drive him off! You three wasted your chances and now you want me to waste mine...you know perfectly well there's nothing wrong with that turkey. You just don't want me to stop cooking for you and taking care of this house. You don't want Julian to fall in love with...
...cool, coming-of-autumn evening on the Ohio River. At Rose's every motion, the flashes from the instant cameras made a light show. Enough newsmen joined the "Rose Watch" to prompt the youngest Cincinnati players to ask their manager in hushed voices, "Is this what a World Series is like?" Rose grinned and nodded. A few days before in Chicago, a left-handed Cubs pitcher wrecked his shoulder in a bicycle accident, and for several hours the city of Cincinnati was listed in critical condition. Throughout his 23rd season, Rose has played himself routinely against right-handers. So, starting...
Exit, stage right. Standing ovation. No encore, however--the motorcade was already halfway across town. The instant reviews in the hotel ballroom were uniformly favorable, and the 12-minute performance netted more than $1,000,000 for the G.O.P. cause...
Amazing Stories may not be an instant hit; with the exception of the Walt Disney series, no anthology show has finished in the Nielsen Top 25 since Alfred Hitchcock Presents a quarter-century ago. But it could blaze trails, or at least reopen them. With this show Spielberg is attempting to transform the weekly series from a comfortable habit to an event worth anticipating and savoring. Each Sunday night at 8, a new baby movie, with a spooky story, feature-film production values and, often as not, a distinctive visual style. One of Spielberg's own episodes, an hourlong drama...