Word: ridding
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...office. Many political pundits expect Daim to quietly resign after a decent interval. That would allow him to return to private life?something he has been talking about for years?and allow Mahathir to show that he is serious about reform. "He can say, 'You see, I am getting rid of my closest friends as well as my enemies,'" says Sharir...
...also know that the Harvard Business School is losing prestige. Add a graduate course in Baseball General Management and HBS’s popularity will skyrocket. Plus, you can rid yourself of that pesky Dan Duquette by having a steady flow of Harvard-educated general managers at your disposal...
...What do you mean "we," paleface? Two years ago, the NAACP launched a high-profile campaign to get more minorities in lead roles on prime-time shows and lead positions behind the camera. Last year, the networks immediately remedied the situation, introducing several minority-cast family dramas, getting rid of the ubiquitous sassy Hispanic maid stereotypes in sitcoms and ushering in an era of universal brotherhood. At least, that happened in some parallel universe. On our planet, the networks did institute some behind-the-scenes hires and improved their casting record, at least vis-a-vis African Americans. There remain...
...need food really late, well, most theme parks close at midnight anyway, so what are they doing out so late? Park management also decided that too many Yuppie bars would ruin the tip the nostalgia/comfort balance too much in favor of Nerdistans like Waltham, so it decided to get rid of Grafton Street and expand the bank...
...does not matter how the problem is solved. Salary cap? Fine. Revenue-sharing? Fine. Get rid of all teams that can’t generate over 40 million dollars a year without losing money? Fine. I don’t care. But it is absolutely intolerable to be a Kansas City Royals fan when you know from before the season begins that your team has no hope...