Word: rare
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...went out and did exactly what he said he was going to do," says Gordon North of Rochester, Minn. "He's probably the most honest man in America." Even the left-leaning Nation magazine permits kind thoughts for this particular captain of industry. "Iacocca is one of those rare adults who is capable of changing his mind," wrote Economist Robert Lekachman. Above all, Lekachman declared, "the juices of humanity course through his veins...
...that the PCjr was unveiled, the company denied that such a product existed. Now some IBM executives may wish those denials had been true. The corporation announced last week that it is stopping production of the PCjr. The withdrawal of the computer giant from the home market marks a rare and embarrassing chapter of failure in IBM's long record of industry dominance...
...balanced budget amendment, school prayer and the line-item veto. That he decided to make his a footnote is as much a tribute to Mr. Reagan's prudence as to his modesty. Truly new ideas--what Democrats lie awake at night dreaming of--are as risky as they are rare. This one has already precipitated a storm...
...responsible for the blood found in two stool samples. On the advice of his doctors, the President has gone on a high-fiber diet before further tests. Because red meat can cause a positive test for blood in the stool, Reagan will temporarily be eating fewer of the rare steaks he enjoys now and then...
...this means, "An antisocial, sullen plodder, Frobisher is obnoxious and about as articulate as a cantaloupe." The familiar phrase "can be charming" is as central to good journalese as "affordable" is to automobile ads and "excellence" is to education reports. It indicates that Frobisher's charm production is a rare result of mighty exertion, yet it manages to end the revelation about his dismal character on an upbeat note...