Word: rid
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...symbiotic relationship, although Sharon needs Begin far more than Begin needs Sharon, for all of the Defense Minister's posturing. Indeed, Sharon makes no secret of his desire to replace Begin. He asks those he trusts: "Tell me, how can I become Prime Minister? How can I get rid of Begin...
Once upon a time, a mysterious extraterrestrial creature descended to the earth. He was innocent, wise and altogether gentle, but just about everyone who knew he had landed misunderstood him and conspired to get rid of him. Only a few young people saw his true benevolence, and they and the creature became inseparable. In return for their faith, the alien established a strange and powerful bond with his earthling disciples: they suffered together--even when they were miles apart--and he healed their wounds with a touch of his other-worldly finger...
...take a lot of the fat out of business." Paul Kampka, a mailman in Warren, Mich., reports that the people to whom he delivers letters "are mad, real mad." Then he adds: "Personally, I think Reagan is right. I hate to say it, but he is getting rid of a lot of the deadbeats." In many areas of the country, there seems to be a strong impression that a certain amount of waste has grown into social programs over the years and that they could be pruned back without inflicting serious hardship...
...reaction against equality; here was the milkmaid as sultry pinup. Now the hourglass is shattered. Says George Hurrell, the portrait photographer who for 60 years has celebrated Hollywood's full-figured stars: "In the '30s everything was round. It gave a body shape and shadow. Today, actresses are rid of hips and thighs and even busts...
...scope of the proposed sales is enormous. By the beginning of next year, the Reagan Administration hopes to dispose of 307 parcels totaling 60,000 acres. And this is only a sampler. Within the next five years, the Administration intends to get rid of 35 million acres by Executive Order. This is 5% of the Government's land holdings and constitutes an area the size of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts combined. If the first five-year plan is successful, the Government may decide to sell more in the future. Both President Reagan and his Interior Secretary James Watt...