Word: reasonably
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Still, the fuss over oats is unlikely to abate soon. One reason Americans find the grain prescription so attractive, says Researcher Anderson, is that it offers relief from the barrage of negative advice. "People get tired," he explains, "of being told what...
Bush's patriotism is spurious for another reason. It's no-cost patriotism that demands nothing other than self-satisfaction, emotional and material. The Bush-style patriot may refuse to pay more taxes, in fact may demand new tax breaks, while clinging to every Government benefit he now enjoys. The Bush- style patriot may call for an assertion of American power but needn't put his own body on the line; he may be "proud" of service writing press releases in Indiana. And the Bush-style patriot can measure his patriotism by his intolerance of people and opinions he doesn...
...reason the digits have been hopping erratically is the interplay between the lack of deep commitment to either candidate and the combatants' response to that dearth. The Republicans set a pattern of pit-bull negativism earlier in the cycle than usual, and the Democrats have felt compelled to respond. When voters are relatively clear about their convictions, negative attacks are unlikely to produce large swings. But with the public still hazy about what George Bush and Michael Dukakis are really for, each candidate hopes to paint a dark image of the other. That, in turn, discourages positive loyalty...
...Nelson Mandela, 70, was being moved from Tygerberg Hospital, where he has been receiving treatment for tuberculosis, to a private nursing home outside Cape Town. The news rekindled speculation that the government was inching toward releasing Mandela, despite his refusal to renounce violence as a political tool. Whatever the reason for Mandela's transfer, Botha is unlikely to make any move that would risk the wrath of right-wing white voters until after the October elections...
...yelled, 'Oh, God,' and looked over my shoulder and saw nothing but fire," said Antonio Vivona, 29, the youngest member of the team. "For some damned reason Ivo hit Giorgio Alessio, the No. 2 in the left group, who then hit our chief, Mario Naldini." Vivona's jet was hit by flying debris, but he managed to put down on an emergency landing field six miles away...