Word: jarringly
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...several birth defects, was posing with Reagan in the Governor's Sacramento office for an Easter Seal fund-raising poster. "Hey," grinned Reagan, "I'm going to take your nose off too," and he returned a friendly tweak. Then he offered his constituent a perk: the jar of jelly beans he keeps on his desk...
...jittery Western financiers, the huge cash surpluses built up by the Arab oil-producing nations look like a Khan-jar (Arab dagger) poised at the heart of international monetary stability. By shifting their funds from one currency to another, some moneymen fear, the sheiks could precipitate an unending round of monetary crises. Two weeks ago, it appeared for a moment that the Arabs had decided to unleash just such a monetary offensive. When highly exaggerated word that the Economic Council of the Arab League had voted to withdraw the estimated $10 billion that Arab nations have on deposit...
...alert American troops came after long deliberation in a National Security Council meeting at 3 a.m. The President said that he had given the order shortly after midnight. A small thing, perhaps, but why can't the Americans be told the complete story of these actions that jar their lives...
...experience of the Kennedy Library points up a theme which is common to large urban universities. Faced with the need to expand, pressed for space and responsible only to a constituency of academics, their plans jar the sensibilities of the community. Unable or unwilling to evaluate the effect of their actions on the surrounding area, they often act irresponsibly...
Earlier this Spring, Harvard contracted an electrical construction firm to do a delicate wiring job at 17 Quincy St. The firm was about to start the job when it was told to hold off until after the summer, because the blasting next door would jar loose any work that they did. That was quick thinking on Harvard's part, but it will hardly be possible to head off any other damaging effects of construction before they happen...