Word: okaying
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...politics of indoor tanning are delicate and few students publicly admit to salon membership. No one wants to seem overtly narcissistic, and a year-round tan can clash with the intellectual image. It's okay for Zonker Harris, but it's hard to connect a lucite tanning bed with, say, the head of your department...
...Okay, so the analogy between the Lord Almighty and Harvard President Derek C. Bok isn't all that precise. But Bok is an important guy. As the head of the oldest and most prestigious university in the country, he is the de facto leader of American higher education. When he talks about the issues facing America's colleges, people listen...
...sounded intrusive, even bossy, the sort of thing an earnest, not very close friend might say uneasily to end a chance meeting. A CBS spokesperson responds, " 'Courage' is a word Dan likes a lot and feels comfortable with. He often uses it to sign letters and end conversations." Well okay, it's better than "Your humble and obedient servant." Will Rather have the courage of his valediction? CBS says he has not yet decided whether to stick with it. Might he consider something different, maybe a little less portentous? How about "Rosebud...
...passerby, skeptical of those glowing liquid bands being sold last night outside The Stadium, asked if they might be harmful--cause cancer or something. But the street vendor defended his product. "They're okay," he said, "I'll drink one if you want...
...bring a whole slew of different accoutrements (not things, accoutrements). First of all, no sexy bathing suits allowed. For women, anything by Ralph Lauren or Lilly Pulitzer (especially the pink zebra bikini) is acceptable. Other than that, conservative one piece suits in solid primary colors or simple prints are okay. For men, no Speedos. These belong in Cannes, not in Menemsha. The College-age-and-under crowd get points for the most outrageous Jams available (read: anything with Fuschia as a principal color). Young marrieds go for the white boy scout trunks--they set off any tan you might have...