Word: restlessly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hate government. I'm proud of my long experience in government." That was supposed to be a sign that he was inching toward the future rather than wallowing in the past. But the line disappeared from subsequent speeches. Instead, over and over, Bush hailed the Chief. Occasionally some restless adviser, not to mention platoons of outside critics, urged Bush to stake out territory...
...absence of historical references, an active plot and sharp conflict, the novel is vulnerable to interpretation. Is Bartfuss a wandering Jew in, of all places, Zion? Is his folkloric deathlessness the author's way of saying that, even with their own nation, Jews are eternally restless and unsettled? Or is Bartfuss just suffering from post-Holocaust syndrome: a feeling of withdrawal and loneliness, and an inclination toward "morbid precision, excess awareness, complicated pain...
...ever expected America to age gracefully. How could the country of adolescent spirit, reckless politics, marathons, short skirts, unbounded energy and a restless imagination admit that its body is growing old? Not with Ronald Reagan in the saddle at 77. Or Joe Niekro, a starting pitcher at 43, fluttering knuckle balls past cross-eyed youngsters on a Saturday afternoon. Or Dr. Jonas Salk, 73, who developed the first polio vaccine 35 years ago, searching for an AIDS vaccine. Or Elizabeth Taylor at 55, flashing a luscious violet smile from a magazine cover. We don't have to slow down, they...
...need for sleep gradually diminishes. Newborns sleep 16 to 18 hours a day; by age 65, three to six hours a night, perhaps with a nap during the day, is typically all that is necessary. The quality of sleep changes, becoming lighter and more fitful. Shorter, restless nights lead many who recall the easy slumber of youth to complain of insomnia. As a result, half of elderly women and one-quarter of elderly men take largely unneeded sleeping pills...
This opening struggle for the presidency is a roving and restless assault on the sensibilities of the Iowans. The candidates and their handlers come in droves, encased in gleaming jets, dressed in dark pinstripes and tasseled shoes, determined to make the caucuses a stage that their men can exploit. Events propel them so rapidly that even if they wanted to understand Iowa, they would not have time. Hence George Bush talks about debutante parties as if Dubuque were Greenwich, and Gary Hart thinks he can somehow walk away from an indulgent weekend. Pete du Pont promotes school vouchers that just...