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Word: meannesses (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...They don't seem to mind if what they say isuntrue," he said. "They don't seem to worry ifit's misleading. They don't seem to care that whatthey do is downright mean. If it sounds good, sayit. If it sells, package it. If it looks good,nominate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dukakis Lashes Out at Bush | 10/19/1988 | See Source »

CONGRESS has drafted this new piece of legislation in response to public pressure that demands action on the drug crisis. Yet "responding to public pressure" does not in itself mean that congressmen are cynically using an issue as a tool to win votes. And to snidely proclaim, as the press does, that any congressional action during an election year is inherently mere political pandering makes little sense...

Author: By Andrew J. Bates, | Title: Policy, Not Pandering | 10/19/1988 | See Source »

...course, when women do attain leadership roles, they are accused of doing just that. "Admit it, you act just like a male in women's clothing," men have told ambitious friends of mine. Does that mean they are determined to attain positions traditionally held by men? Does that mean they assert themselves in the way that men are taught to do? Does that mean they are exceptionally good--and isn't that rare for a woman...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: A Silent Minority | 10/18/1988 | See Source »

Verba said that polling data which show that people are not attracted to either presidential candidate should mean an especially low level of voter turnout on November...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Registration Low in Projects | 10/18/1988 | See Source »

...world; and one of its 63 discos is among the world's three biggest. Here, in fact, is a travel agent's dream: first-class services at Third World prices, exoticism crossed with elegance. With the Thai baht tied to the declining dollar, Thailand has come to mean the "Land of the Free" in more ways than one. Yet at the same time, the sinuous grace of the land is matched by its bilingual efficiency (a visitor at Bangkok's spanking new airport can go from touchdown to taxi in roughly 15 minutes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: The Smiling Lures Of Thailand | 10/17/1988 | See Source »

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