Word: okay
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...More fighter pilots died in automobiles than in airplanes. Fortunately, there was always some kindly soul up the chain to certify the papers `line of duty,' so that the widow could get a better break on the insurance. That was okay and only proper because somehow the system itself had long ago said Skol! and Quite right! to the military cycle of Flying & Drinking and Drinking & Driving, as if there were no other way. Every young fighter jock knew the feeling of getting two or three hours' sleep and then waking up at 5:30 a.m. and having...
...Okay, let's play a game," Cleary says, "Harvard versus Cornell...
...Okay, let's try again," Cleary says. "We'll play a game--Harvard versus Yale...
...Austin calculates that California is the one big arena where Jackson might stage a dramatic upset. Democrats there have a contrarian history of shafting the front runner, and Jackson's operatives were even putting a perverse "win by losing" spin on their situation after New York. "Now it's okay to vote for Jackson, because he's not going to be President," an adviser explained. "It's safe to go after white votes again...
...Okay, I get it," Ripken says, mimicking the boy's stance and swing. "It feels good. Maybe I can set some pointers from that little fella after the game. Maybe, if I'm lucky, I can get his autograph." Ripken giggles at the thought. He practices his new-found swing again...