Word: roiled
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...Guffaw. Both shows will probably roil anew the ulcers of network censors who still fight a Learguard action against TV fare that throws even a risible semblance of reality back at the viewer. That is what Lear's art is about, the guts of the guffaw. Nor will it change. As he puts it: "I consider myself a writer who loves to show real people in real conflict with all their fears, doubts, hopes and ambitions rubbing against their love for one another. I want my shows to be funny, outrageous and alive. So far, so good." And farther...
...succeed Jacob Potofsky, who headed the Amalgamated for almost 30 years and built a record of statesmanlike conciliation. Finley needs to make a strong showing in his first major negotiation. But on a deeper level, the strike points up a cruel dilemma that is likely to roil labor-management bargaining increasingly: workers' pay has indeed fallen behind the pace of price rises, and they can make a strong case for large increases-but those increases add to the inflationary pressure...
...wind-whipped waters of the North Sea usually roil in a fit of rage, the skies are oppressively gray, and the fog hangs on for weeks. Yet visitors are flocking to the sea's cold coastline as if it were the Riviera. They are coming to join the world's most frenetic rush for undersea oil and gas. No fewer than 350 companies and consortiums have begun putting up money for the search, investments expected to total $12.5 billion over the next ten years. Their ranks include such American giants as Exxon, Texaco, Mobil, Gulf and Phillips...
...issues this year do not turn on specific legislation, but on the worries and fears that roil...
...Cooper, the fat guy who sings "Rock and Roil Is Here To Stay," also talked frankly about white socks. "I definitely like mine with stripes." he said...