Word: loyalities
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sometimes cunning and guarded, then unnervingly straightforward. He can be vulgar and abusive to his closest associates, yet passionately loyal. He cherishes honor and courage, but is a far better loser than winner, gallant in defeat, gloating in victory. He is perhaps the most openly ambitious man in America, yet he admits, "My desire to excel borders on the unhealthy." He urges world peace, yet many of his heroes are conquerors...
...show took a vacation this summer from WTBS in Atlanta, which reaches an audience of 21.2 million, the station received a greater volume of viewer response than it had for any other syndicated show. There are more than a hundred Beaver fan clubs across the nation, dubbed "The Loyal Order of the Beaver." Ex-Star Mathers today commands $4,000 for a lecture...
...become established economically and socially. They began to look out more for their personal interests. Shorris says, and these tended toward salaries and summer homes. Next: the small step into politically conservative circles. Encouraging the trend was the widely held belief that a conservative like Reagan would be a loyal supporter of Israel. That's the whole story as far as Shorris is concerned...
Garry Essendine (Scott) is a middle-aging matinee idol whose warmest admirer is never more than a mirror away. Every big wheel has spokes, and Garry's entourage is loyal. His ex-wife (Elizabeth Hubbard) is a kind of high-fashion Candi da, and his primly efficient Girl Friday (Dana Ivey) is a slave driver's jewel. His manager (Richard Woods) and producer (Edward Conery) round out the protective cordon...
Asian societies have adapted better to inflation, partly because their people have been less rigid in their expectations. Japanese workers, for example, who are fiercely loyal to their firms, are willing to accept pay cuts during hard times. Says Samuel Brittan, a leading British economist: "The one part of the world in which there is real wage flexibility is Southeast Asia...