Search Details

Word: ruckus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...There were no Blacks in the dancing class, soMark went up and confronted [them] about it...and caused quite a ruckus doing this," Lynn says."He's basically been an active, aggressivecharacter for some time...

Author: By Leondra R. Kruger, | Title: Roosevelt Launched His Career In College | 4/13/1994 | See Source »

...damage control succeeded in quelling the immediate ruckus. But as fast as the Kremlin spin controllers kill one rumor, another crops up. Lately, the persistence of these stories has provoked speculation, even among supporters, that perhaps there is a flicker of truth behind all the supposed disinformation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Headache of State | 4/4/1994 | See Source »

...should have discovered that the inaugural issue of Peninsula caused a ruckus on campus second only to our legendary double- issue on homosexuality. Articles, editorials and letters to the editor about the magazine dominated the pages of The Crimson for 10 of the next 11 days...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Calm Before Peninsula's Storm | 3/19/1994 | See Source »

First, he partied at a Slovenian resort amid reports of glass smashing and heavy drinking ... then was in Croatia threatening war with NATO ... in Montenegro he announced a new secret weapon that "acts directly on the brain" ... and ended up in a ruckus at the Budapest airport, where a pistol was found in an aide's luggage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zhirinovsky Beat: Russia's top ultranationalist had a busy week abroad ... | 2/14/1994 | See Source »

People familiar with Arkansas will say local business is often funny that way. Furthermore, political and business intersections that would cause a ruckus elsewhere -- say between a Governor and a man whose company is subject to state regulation -- elicit few cries of conflict of interest. But the Clintons are in the White House -- and getting snagged on Arkansas roots is now a national spectacle. Every transaction during their political sojourn in Little Rock will become a measure of their character, of their ability to organize, administer and decide. In the First Lady's case, the stories that emerge portray...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The House That Hillary Built | 1/10/1994 | See Source »

Previous | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | Next