Word: preferable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Labor's young guard would prefer to go into opposition and let voters experience a right-wing religious government. But Peres and Rabin are not eager to relinquish power for the sake of ideology. For Peres the personal element is very strong: banishment to the opposition could prove fatal to his political career. For Shamir the price could be no less high. If he fulfills the promise he made to the ultra-Orthodox, he risks making enemies of America's 6 million Jews...
Loos' most famous work is the novel, Gentleman Prefer Blondes, which she thought might amuse her friend H.L. Mencken. The fame of that book and the subsequent play made Loos wealthy and famous (she had nothing to do with the Marilyn Monroe version most of us are familar with, though she admired Monroe's performance) but it occasionally overshadows the truly impressive scope of Loos' achievement...
...season, with no fewer than three astrological cookbooks -- perhaps the perfect gifts for Nancy Reagan's new Bel Air kitchen. With such loony titles as Cosmic Cuisine (Harper & Row; $19.95), they stress the importance of choosing foods to suit one's sun sign. But while one claims that Cancers prefer a dish of spaghetti with a strong taste of the Mediterranean, another says they're inclined toward turnips. Alas, those looking for clear celestial guidance will find that their stars are crossed...
...Grill. General Manager Bill D. Pitura said he's "looking forward to it" but would "feel differently if it was the Stanford-Cal game." Today is also the day of that "Big Game" and Pitura said he's "seen the behavior of Stanford graduates on several occasions" and would prefer not to see it again...
...Meyer says that, "If the argument is, 'this is going to encourage the landlords to rent to wealthy people,' they do it now." He adds that even under existing law, landlords of rent-controlled buildings prefer tenants who can afford to pay their rent consistently...