Word: lavished
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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True to their style, the Reagans were hosts at a lavish state dinner in honor of Schmidt and his wife Hannelore. Among the 102 guests: Arthur F. Burns, 77, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, who was chosen by Reagan last week to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to West Germany. In his reply to Reagan's toast, Schmidt was almost embarrassingly extravagant in praising his host, referring several times to the "confidence" and "self-assuredness" generated by Reagan's inspirational leadership...
...walls inside the Spa Royal Hall were plastered with slogans depicting an array of causes: LABOR TO POWER WITH SOCIALIST POLICIES! NO CRUISE MISSILES HERE! U.S. HANDS OFF EL SALVADOR! Militant speakers went on to protest Prince Charles' upcoming wedding as a lavish indulgence at a time of high unemployment. Complained one: "This flaunting of wealth is obscene." Finally, with a lordly flourish, Andy Bevan, 29, the Young Socialists' national secretary, sounded the clarion call: "Comrades! We're at the beginning of the beginning. We see the workers flexing their muscles against unemployment and mass misery. They...
Buckingham Palace may have lavish plans for Prince Charles' wedding, but it will have to go far to top a style of royal nuptials unusual even for fabled Arabian sheikdoms. For the wedding of his eldest son Mohammed and his bride Princess Salama, Sheik Zayed, the President of the United Arab Emirates, threw a $40 million bash in Abu Dhabi...
...manager and personal attorney who was named in his 1980 book Go Quietly . . .or Else. However, owing mainly to the international investment deals he packages, Agnew is believed to have a hefty in come. He owns a condominium in a waterfront high-rise in Ocean City, Md., and a lavish home in Palm Springs, Calif., where he surfaces sporadically to trim his golf handicap...
...Secret Service done all it could to protect the President? As congressional committees began a series of post-assault probes, there was lavish praise for Agent McCarthy, who had stepped into the line of fire at the risk of his own life. Agent Parr too was complimented for his fast reaction. Contended one veteran agent: "Everyone did exactly what...