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Hopefully, Kennedy will be able to nip his Kennedyitis in the bud. Perhaps the best cure for that ailment is defeat, something to which Kennedys are normally immune...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: A Cure for Kennedyitis | 12/8/1988 | See Source »

...models -- known in the trade as "re-skins" -- while one will be a completely new model. Later this year the firm plans to unveil a Ford Thunderbird with styling resembling a BMW. Also in the works: face-lifts for the Ranger pickup and Bronco II sport-utility vehicle; a nip and tuck for the Taurus; a version of the Aerostar van that will stretch 15 in. longer than the current 14 1/2-ft. model; and by 1991 a compact four-wheel-drive van designed by Nissan and made by Ford to compete with Chrysler's line of Voyagers and Caravans, which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vrooom At The Top | 6/13/1988 | See Source »

...want to nip this in the bud," Williams said, adding that he was concerned that the distribution of the flyers might inspire more incidents of racial harassment on the Ann Arbor campus...

Author: By David L. Greene, | Title: Justice Department to Investigate Incidents of Harassment at Michigan | 2/20/1988 | See Source »

...That's important," Toner added, "because a championship team is composed of front runners, backed by a lot of people who finish second and third." Wrestlers Nip Two of Three Over Weekend...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sports Wrap Sports Wrap Sports Wrap Sports Wrap Sports | 12/14/1987 | See Source »

...took a nip off my hip flask and pondered that. "Well, at least he's talking," I said...

Author: By Rutger Fury, | Title: Coffee at the U.N. | 10/17/1987 | See Source »

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