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Word: nicely (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...could dig you a nice cellar hole," he said. "Unless it turns out we have to blast...

Author: By Jerry Doolittle, | Title: On the White House Beat | 11/26/1986 | See Source »

...good start. We are very happy with the teams performance," Co-Captain Boyum said. "We had five freshmen in the line-up, they all looked pretty nervous when they first stepped on the court. It was nice to see them work out of it doing the matches. They had a chance to test themselves on the court. Even though we won 9-0, there were a lot of close matches...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Racquetwomen Open With Ease | 11/26/1986 | See Source »

...least objectionable behaviors were "boring ingratiation," or trying to be funny and nice to impress others, and a mixture of distracting behaviors such as going off on tangents or overusing small talk or slang, such...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Study Says Egocentrics Are Most Boring | 11/24/1986 | See Source »

...beginning was Gentleman's Agreement, in which Nice Goy Gregory Peck pretended to be Jewish, the better to write an earnest indictment of anti- Semitism for a magazine. Now, almost 40 years later, comes Mark Watson (C. Thomas Howell), overdosing on tanning pills and learning what it feels like to be black. But Mark is no gentleman: short of funds, he is out to obtain a scholarship to Harvard Law School intended for a black student. And the only agreement the filmmakers have reached is to aim for safe mediocrity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Heart Trouble Soul Man | 11/24/1986 | See Source »

...sealing edges so that dumplings do not steam apart. Cold noodle salad with sesame, peanut butter and chili sauce is a lovely accompaniment to barbecued meats and perfect on an outdoor buffet. The fried Beijing-style dumplings guo tie would be just right with a steaming borscht and a nice change from piroshki. Small fried won tons are a refreshingly different finger food, and the gently sweet miniature split-pea cakes favored by the Empress Dowager Ci Xi would be welcome with ice cream and after-dinner coffee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: I Cook, Therefore I Am | 11/24/1986 | See Source »

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