Word: prided
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...spot, which was shown on 59 stations last week, features Actors Ed Beheler and Edwin Steffe, who bear uncanny resemblances to the former President and the House Speaker. The commercial is part of a $10 million advertising campaign, sponsored by the Republican Party, in which the G.O.P. points with pride to its accomplishments and views with alarm the legacy of its Democratic opponents as congressional elections approach. A companion ad shows a congressional elections approach. A companion ad shows a couple dusting off their camper and taking a vacation with friends now that inflation has eased...
...young recreates his role as Paul, Adrian's brother and Rocky's sometime assistant manager. Though an appealing character, Paul must speak lines that seem as original as the movie's premise. Walking down the back streets of L.A. with Creed and Rocky, he says, "Rats even have more pride than to be caught dead here." When Creed insists that Rocky jump rope to disco music. Paul complains, "Rockey can't train like a colored fighter. He ain't got no rhythm...
...display such close--especially after the home team has rallied against seemingly insurmountable odds, only to fall short in the final minutes of a thrilling playoff confrontation. What the Garden spectators remembered, however, is that like Bird, Maxwell, Archibald and the rest, they too are responsible for upholding Celtics Pride, and they did by cheering for the team that played better basketball when it counted...
...their union status, are intentionally stirring up talk of trouble in the control towers. Obviously, the nation's airports cannot be run indefinitely under present conditions, and the FAA hopes to bring the force of controllers up to full strength, 13,000, by 1984. Meanwhile, officials point with pride to the undisputed fact that the control towers cannot be blamed for a single accident since the strike began...
...much interest as the U.S. in maintaining close ties. The stubborn Chinese position, they argue, only reflects internal struggles as Deng tries to accommodate hard-liners in his party. But that view may underestimate the depth of Chinese feeling about Taiwan. "It's a matter of national pride, of sovereignty," says a Peking intellectual. "If we compromise on this score, future generations will curse us for having sold...