Word: keys
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Carswell's further discussion of the O.A. is quite to the point--he himself realizes its superiority to any E., however A. His illustration includes one of the key "Wake Up the Grader" phrases--"It is absurd." What force! What gall! What fun! "Ridiculous," "hopeless," "nonsense," on the one hand; "doubtless," "obvious," "unquestionable," on the other, will have the same effect. A hint of nostalgic, anti-academic languor at this stage as well may match the grader's own mood: "It seems more than obvious to one entangles in the petty quibbles of contemporary Medievalists--at times, indeed, approaching...
...longer protected by the agency but carries a .38-cal. pistol at all times. The Mob has reason to rage at the former agent: his daring double life was instrumental in gaining more than 100 federal convictions of organized-crime members. He was a key witness in the "pizza connection" case involving Sicilian heroin importers, as well as the 1986 Mafia commission trial in New York City...
...think the key to the game was the play of the two freshman in the first ten minuites," Manhattan Coach Bob Delle Bovi said...
News of Sullivan's secret meeting broke in the Washington Post last week and gave credence to reports that the White House had been considering pardons for Iranscam's key players. Abshire maintained, however, that no deals were discussed with Sullivan. The lawyer, he said, "simply was making his case for his client...
...found itself in desperate need of new blood. Brezhnev's health was faltering, and his 18-year regime was sinking into a twilight of stagnation and corruption. When Brezhnev died in 1982 and Andropov came into office with plans for reform, he immediately began grooming Gorbachev to become a key lieutenant in his clean-up campaign...