Word: pilings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When he finished strewing my belongings on the table, he called over two other officials to scrutinize the books, tapes, letters, and magazines in the pile. A few minutes passed. Some words in Russian were exchanged, and my books, tapes, magazines--the whole pile--returned to my bag. I tossed the rest of my belongings randomly into my luggage, zipped them, and dragged them outside to join my friends...
Currently, arbitrary deadlines determine the timing of the computer tests. The Core office reminds freshmen of the deadlines through two or three communiques scattered thoughout the year. The bogus deadlines come and go, without any strict enforcement--until the last minute pile-up, like last week's episode, in which one third of the class waits in line for hours and graders pull marathon sessions until...
Bringing up the rear is the harried face of Ned, the section leader, who can be intimidated into agreeing with anything. He sits down meekly, and sets a little pile of papers in front...
...march winds past the White House--symbol of oppression. The marchers begin to sing something about Ronald Reagan, Jerry Falwell and garbage heaps in back alleys. Some women slam down red-painted coat hangers on the pavement. There is a huge pile of twisted wire in front of the White House...
...White House in 1981, he found that Jimmy Carter had left the cupboard quite bare, and that one of his first acts would have to be to increase the national debt past $1 trillion. What an outrage, especially to a cost-conscious conservative! A trillion dollars--why, if you piled up that many $1,000 bills, Reagan told Congress, you would have a pile 67 miles high! "A monument to the policies of the past," said the new President, "which as of today are reversed." But since Reagan was also determined to increase military spending and to cut taxes...