Word: nervous
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Anthony B. Abruzese, a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Division of Water Supply. Federal standards limit lead concentrations in water to 50 parts per billion, although Abruzese said any water with more than 20 parts per billion is unsafe. He added that drinking severely contaminated water can damage the central nervous system, cardiovascular system, and kidneys...
Jack Curry, 42, a San Mateo, Calif., bar owner, indulged his fantasy last June. "I was kinda nervous before my inning, sitting up in the stands practicing my home-run call," recalls Curry, who grew up listening to Red Barber. "The Yankees came up, and the first two slugged homers. I had lockjaw and just kinda mumbled something...
...camera crew caught Quayle with Ailes on the stage. Quayle could be seen at the lectern practicing one of his prepared sound bites in a husky whisper: "When are our opponents going to learn that you can't build yourselves up by tearing America down?" But Quayle seemed hesitant, nervous, already beaten down. Moments later he asked Ailes, who was patrolling the stage like the lord of the manor, whether a certain gesture would be appropriate. "Hey, Roger . . . does . . . on, on this, you know, if I'm gonna, if I, if I decide on my gesture over there . . . is that...
...commercial depicts the cynical image-manipulators in a smoke- filled room. Packager No. 1: "We've got a disaster on our hands." No. 2: "After all that rehearsal, I thought we had Quayle totally programmed." No. 3: "Not totally." No. 4: "Suddenly the words President Quayle even make me nervous...
...presidential race looks -- on television -- from an important battleground. -- Nervous and overprogrammed, Dan Quayle was overmastered by Lloyd Bentsen. -- The electoral- vote map favors Bush. -- Two striking stories from suburban Chicago show racism' s lingering brutality in America. -- Why the U. S. is losing the trade war and what can be done about it -- a campaign essay...