Word: nicely
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Claimed they had a picture showing the whole thing, but no, they were not about to release it. Said an amused Carter aide: "This is one of those things about the presidency that will remain shrouded in mystery." As for Carter, he smiled and said, "It was just a nice, typical Georgia rabbit...
Angered by the challenges to his authority, Khomeini lashed out in a speech to his followers in the holy city of Qum. In effect he declared: No more Mr. Nice Guy. His government had made a mistake, Khomeini said, in trying to be tolerant toward the dissident groups, especially leftists who encourage militancy among the minorities. "We knew they were non-Islamic, but they proved to be nonhuman." The Ayatullah also fumed at his appointed government's failure to rule effectively. Said he: "I shall come to Tehran and straighten things out in a revolutionary way if they...
...time being, top congressional Republicans are trying to be nice to Carter...
Sounds like a very strained jape, doesn't it? Well, it is not. Indeed, this may turn out to be the warmest comedy of the year. For father really loves son, and would do anything to secure his happiness, while Zaza is really a very nice person underneath his plumage and his craziness. The girl has told her parents that her beloved's father is the Italian consul in Nice. Fine, then Zaza will act that role...
Things came to a head in the middle of the first semester, when I found out about a story she had written about me. Ellen had been vainly pursuing the roommate of my best friend, Chris, and she showed him her piece of fiction, which described a very nice chemistry student--Ellen--living with an obnoxious preppie who kept getting phone calls--me. One day these two have a fight over the chemistry girl's propensity for telling science jokes. The preppie flounces out and returns several hours later, asking for messages. "Your friend Chris...