Word: relished
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...politics are a little inconsistent, but what good would living the ascetic life have done him or anyone else? He, not to mention his family and friends, are clearly better off with the farm in Vermont and the chalet in Gstaad. So Galbraith must see, and perhaps even relish, the irony of a sentence like the following from his memoirs: "In the next summer months in Switzerland--on the Lake of Lucerte at Sils-Maria, down at Brissago on Lago Maggiore (where Hemingway's lovers came ashore afte rowing up the lake) and at Saas Fee--I read and struggled...
Besides its regular news team, CNN brings in special contributors, ranging from Barry Goldwater and Phyllis Schlafly to Hamilton Jordan and Bella Abzug. Its burgeoning audience seems willing to bear with the rough edges, and positively seems to relish the down-home feeling of such featured staffers as Weatherman Flip Spiceland, House Veterinarian Herb Tanzer and Mike the auto mechanic. Best of all, claims Turner, the network should be profitable by year...
Most of us do not relish the idea of colonizing outer space. Indeed, we have no moral right to do so-at least not until we clean up our act on this planet...
...private life Nader strives to keep a low profile and to stay out of sight, in his public capacity as a consumer activist, he must relish attention. Publicity is his only means of combatting corporate dollars and keeping his crusade afloat. When Ralph Nader the consumer advocate starts talking about his issues, he sheds the shyness that surrounds Ralph Nader the private person. He speaks with an energy and conviction which reveal his own enthusiasm and asks his listeners why they are not just as committed to consumer affairs...
...grand stairway, lined with upperclassmen clapping and cheering, until you reach the top where beaming and blushing abashedly you sign your name and receive the dark blue and red and yellow and green striped club tie from the president. A final huzzah, then you and the rest turn with relish to the serious business of the evening, consuming as much alcohol as possible. Everyone is shaking hands and slapping each other on the back. It is a bacchanilian love-feast and you drink freely...