Word: remarkable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...president's remark may appear appropriate to the occasion. Comments like these, however, fuel idealistic expectations that will never be fulfilled. Sadly, arms control is but a tiny step on "the path to peace and safety." Reagan, who has repeatedly stressed his "realistic" outlook on the "Evil Empire" in the past, should of all people be aware of the limitations of arms control...
...familiar with my style which admittedly is susceptible to misunderstanding I meant no disrespect to the checkers. I only meant to express my frustration, through hyperbole, that complicated interhouse schemes would not be workable at Quincy. As I said to Brooke Masters of The Crimson, I meant my remark in an obviously sarcastic way, and to anyone who was offended by it. I offer my sincere apologies, both to Quincy newcomers and to dining hall staff members...
...liveliest, most farcical point of the show comes when Andrew Watson and Caroline Bicks play Standish and Emily, a husband and wife who make a magnificent mountain out of a molehill. In a hilarious huff, Standish swears retribution for his brother's tarnished reputation--"Binky Byers made a remark to him in the steam bath...
Junior Class President Duane Bartsch's remark followed his presentation of plans for a community-wide carnival. Someone asked Bartsch what the role of the fraternities would be, and he responded "to bring booths," the Columbia Spectator reported...
...remark was construed as rascist because of implications that the Black and minority children who live in Harlem, where Columbia is located, would enjoy seeing such things as booze and crack at the carnival, according to Melissa Michelson, a reporter for The Spectator...