Word: rid
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have the coronation of a king blessed by the churches. I thought we got rid of that tradition during the American Revolution...
Meteorologists now forecast rain in terms of percentages instead of committing themselves one way or another. They have thus rid themselves of much ridicule and greatly improved their public image. Economists should do the same...
Rowlands' Sarah does. She is a woman of excess, whose efforts to rid herself of that quality are, needless to say, marred by excessiveness. She loves her husband and daughter to pieces, and when we meet her at a divorce hearing she is sweetly, distractedly explaining that she cannot be too precise about times and dates when her mate can visit their child; they have this busy schedule flying about the country, visiting sick and dying relatives. Later, trying to forget her troubles by touring Europe, she is undone by excess baggage...
...fisted party that wants to balance the budget. So we put a balanced-budget provision in the platform, but then we proceed to spend $75 billion to $100 billion in tax breaks. The same people who are talking about a flat tax to broaden the tax base and get rid of loopholes are loading up the platform with provisions that increase the [personal income tax] exemption from $1,000 to $2,000. That is big money-$15 billion just for that one little item...
...views help determine how power is distributed across the Administration. It was Deaver, reinforced by Nancy Rea gan, who installed Baker as Chief of Staff. Later it was Deaver again, this time with Mrs. Reagan's delayed support, who worked on Reagan to get rid of Secretary of State Alexander Haig. It was also Deaver who had pushed for William Clark as National Security Adviser and then, realizing he had made a mistake, turned on him, once more with Nancy Reagan's approval. Today Clark will not speak to Deaver and acknowledges his greeting only when Reagan...