Word: ought
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...around depressed people." Four years ago, Ansari came to Keego Harbor from Iran. The rollicking economy has made the U.S. more attractive than ever as a destination for immigrants: 2.5 million have come legally over the past five years, 20% more than arrived during the previous five years. It ought to hearten Americans that so many people around the world still hunger avidly to become Americans...
...Barely suppressing her anger, she questioned the timing of O'Connor's announcement. "Why is this letter coming out now of all times?" she asked. Unsatisfied by a vague answer from O'Connor, Ferraro pleaded, "I think that if you make reference to it again, you ought to make it clear you're referring to a 1982 document...
...House financial disclosure forms. Hansen was formally reprimanded by the House in July, and his conviction has become the No. 1 issue in the election race. Says his Democratic rival, Ricks College History Department Chairman Richard Stallings: "I was taught that when I sign my name to something, it ought to be right...
...Johnny Cash, Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Mitchum, Liza Minnelli) who have checked into the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., for help with an alcohol problem. Moore, a diabetic since 1968, did so on the advice of doctors, who suggested that although she is not a heavy drinker she ought to halt even social drinking, which can be dangerous for diabetics. One of those concerned physicians was her husband of ten months, Robert Levine, 30, a cardiologist, who says, "I am very proud of her and applaud her for doing this." Moore, who now says she is "feeling wonderful," expects...
...Western observers doubted that pressure from the Soviet Union was the main factor behind the decision. Suspense had been building for weeks about the East German leader's visit. The Soviet Union had made clear, in a virulent propaganda campaign against the West Germans, that Honecker ought to think twice about seeking to improve relations with Bonn. The shrill tone of the attacks left no doubt that Moscow expected East Berlin to support to the full the Soviet hard line against the deployment of new U.S.-built missiles in Western Europe...