Word: insultedly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...plumbing pipes as claim to the minerals below. Van Norman sneeringly refers to the claim stakes as "toilet-paper pipes." The zigzagging roads left by the exploration crews he doesn't like much either. "These terrible Zorro roads," he says, "are everywhere." What riles Van Norman most is the insult to the land. "We grew up with the belief that if you took care of the land, it would take care of you," he sermonizes. "In this world, there is only one crop of land...
...Instead, I am left with an injured sense of fair play and the bitter realization that I am being cheated by the B-School. While they have the right to play in my gym, all I'm allowed to do is insult them...
China called the award an insult and interference in its internal affairs...
Jimmy Johnson probably wishes he was still back in Miami. The Hurricanes are the second-ranked team in the nation, while the Cowboys have given up the most points in the NFL, have scored the least points and haven't won a game yet. To add insult to injury, the Green Bay Packers are favored to beat Dallas this weekend...
While many consumers still live in segregated neighborhoods, integrated ads have become the height of hipness. Reason: they have a sophisticated, global- village look. "Advertisers don't want to insult people's intelligence. They are reflecting how the world is," says James Patterson, chief executive of the ad agency J. Walter Thompson USA. If an ad features nothing but a herd of Caucasians, it can appear dated and stiff. The inclusion of a lone minority-group member has a similar effect. Says Ron Anderson, vice chairman of the Bozell ad agency: "Ten or 15 years ago, there was a sense...