Word: phrasings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...interview yesterday, Pipes, who coined the phrase "evil empire," said the "communists are definitely on the defensive" at the trial...
...President faced a polite group of people culled from the line waiting for a White House tour. Sitting in the Rose Garden, they were understandably reluctant to embarrass their host. Yet even Bush's programmed responses were revealing. For one thing, astute viewers learned that the President's phrase "Let me put that in perspective" is like a road sign: EVASIVE GENERALIZATION AHEAD. And Bush's tactic of touting his Administration's record at every turn seemed laughably transparent. "How are you helping the rain forest?" asked a little girl from Georgia. "By having the best environmental record...
...alley-caterwauling harmonies on I Don't Believe You and Don't Know a Thing About Love. The final song, What Goes Around, features Harrison-like guitars gently weeping in harmony, an extended coda a la Hey Jude, and at the end a cryptic spoken message. The phrase is either "All the same" or "I buried Paul...
Just as every court in America allows reporters to cover trials, the Ad Board's hearing should be open to the media as well. We do not ask for an unwieldy open forum with students able to raise questions at every turn of phrase, but we do ask that members of the community have the ability to asses the Ad Board's decisions...
...going to law school." The phrase is uttered with increasing frequency on college campuses these days. Sometimes it's said with resignation; more often, with enthusiasm...