Word: odd
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...cannot help but enjoy Pat O'Brien, CBS's ultimate non-specialist, and his late-night updates from the CBS set on the Olympic site. The living room idea is, of course, hardly new, but it is sort of odd to realize that CBS transported all that stuff that they use for the CBS Morning News to Albertville, France...
...prosperity than any of its neighbors, it is hardly there yet. Unemployment, now 7.3%, is expected to rise to 11% by the end of this year. By some estimates, Hungarian standards of living are lower now than in 1979. A huge budget deficit is also spurring concern. One odd result is that the government is under fire for not being tough enough. "Programs that shock the populace are unavoidable, but the government has sought to avoid them," laments Marton Tardos, parliamentary leader of the opposition Alliance of Free Democrats. Still, the government's measured if plodding approach is expected...
Bush's plan is extremely odd. As Jerry Brown would say, there's certain unreality here. Bush goes to great lengths to expand the options for uninsured Americans but does little to help keep down costs. He aims to reduce the "paperwork blizzard" of health care administration but adds another layer of bureaucracy through the voucher system. He triumphs choice of doctor but advocates HMOs...
...history of odd characters who become overnight celebrities: Buckwheat, Ed Grimley, Jon Lovitz's compulsive liar, the Samurai Butcher, to name...
...Salchow, through the loop, flip and Lutz to the Axel, the ultimate challenge. Senior male competitors do triples routinely, but they are very tough for women who lack sufficient strength. One difference between watching on TV and seeing a competition is that at rinkside, spectators see all 20-odd contenders, not just the top handful. Among the lower rankings the number of falls is shocking. "There's a big element of risk," says Don Laws, who coached Scott Hamilton and knows that you cannot hold back and win. "They're not out there doing 60% in a polished way. They...