Word: pleasant
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...real serious part was the figure of the Duke of Cumberland heightened by a thousand melancholy circumstances . . . Attending the funeral of a father, how little reason soever he had to love him, could not be pleasant...
Wearing Andrews' number 17 on their arms in protest, the A's unloaded years of accumulated grievances against their boss. Reggie Jackson asked to be traded, saying: "For once I'd like to play some place where it's pleasant." The biggest bomb came from Dick Williams, who announced to his players that he would quit after the Series and probably manage the New York Yankees, a fourth-place team. Williams is the eleventh A's manager in the past 13 years...
Snyder began his career at NBC news in Philadelphia. When he moved to an anchorman's role in Los Angeles, Philadelphia's station was bombarded with protests from viewers--mostly female, mostly suburban--who had grown accustomed to his easy humor and pleasant informality during even the gravest news. In Los Angeles, his clowning has drawn some professional criticism but he continues to receive high ratings. Ironically, Snyder has created an image of being relaxed in a news format and aggressive on his talk show...
...myself into insensibility over another football loss at a party I didn't want to go to, retching liquor I didn't want to drink in some bathroom I didn't want to remember. It has been like that ever since I have been here. It is not a pleasant memory...
...symphony--like most well-known pieces--was a definite crowd-pleaser. One departure from the strictly traditional was the use of only one bass. Most orchestras the Bach society's size would have at least 3 or 4 double basses. Yet the use of only one was quite pleasant, giving the orchestra a buoyant sound...