Word: ring
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...time the returns were in, any Washington pol who didn't want to hand them part of his power could be accused of being out of touch. All that remained to be seen was whether it was for real. The movement's name--devolution--has a nice millennial-Tofflerian ring. But veteran legislators remembered that Republicans--most recently Ronald Reagan--have promised this sort of thing before. While Reagan downsized many federal programs, he failed to exempt the states from picking up the slack. Result: big federal-budget cuts and big increases in state taxes. This time both sides...
...indeed. If you must expose your bellybutton to strangers, for heaven's sake, pierce it. That'll give people something to think about when they look at your navel, like whether or not the piercing hurt, if you got it done at Hubba-Hubba or not, and where the ring goes when you wear a tight shirt. I'm all for body-piercing--sadomasochism can be fun. But please don't leave me staring at an empty void in the middle of your gut, particularly if it has lint in it. In the midst of a Cantabrigian winter, an exposed...
...Haven Brothers attain a semi-documentary effort-lessness rarely seen in the movies. A pair of excellent cameos by two Federal Hill residents--one a tailor who admonishes one of the boys for a "funny money" deal, the other a pawn shop owner who, after sizing up a stolen ring, tells Ralph to take the ring, get out and not come back--relax the occasionally awkward machinations of the plot and makes the Hill feel real...
...executive and his son were among 17 people implicated in an insider trading scheme involving the company's then-secret plans to take over other firms. Authorities said the ring was masterminded by former company executive Charles Brumfield of New Jersey who pleaded guilty to parlaying knowledge of AT&T takeover plans to help friends and family net $2.6 million by purchasing stock at advantageously low prices before other investors were aware of the possible deals...
...time the radio was on, and we heard the phone ring inside the radio. We picked up the phone, and it was an actual phone call," Chyung said...