Word: phrase
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...representing the district, which stretches from wealthy, progressive Harvard Square to the ethnic blue-collar sections of northwest Cambridge, O'Neill coined the phrase "all politics is local...
...their education. There is an uneven flow of information and knowledge, only because age dictates it. In my experience at Harvard, graduate student presence intimidates undergraduates, dominates the forum of open discussion and wastes $30,000. Let me add here that "primarily for undergraduates" seems to be a relative phrase for some faculty members...
...surprisingly, the national sports media is not at all bothered by this uncertainty, and throw about the phrase like it had all the certainty of a statistic like batting average...
...last week, to borrow an old Chicago convention phrase, the whole world was watching. As it became clear to Morris on Wednesday what the Star was planning to print, he contacted several White House aides, including press secretary Mike McCurry, who was aboard Clinton's campaign train, the 21st Century Express. McCurry urged Morris not to fill him in on details. That way, when reporters asked for confirmation, McCurry could honestly claim not to know...
There is something fascinating--and sometimes a bit tragic--about the plight of successful first-time recording artists faced with cutting their second album. Splashy debuts behind them, they stand poised between maturation and one-hit wonderdom. So many don't pass the test there's even a phrase for the failure: sophomore slump...