Word: rushes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...scurrilous new biography that John was less than a devoted father to Sean, or that he was anorexic, stoned or unhappy during those years. But the film fails to convince because it glosses over this period, just as it glosses over much of John's life in its headlong rush to condense all that John was into 90 minutes...
...married, with children; some, from such regions as Estonia and Latvia, do not speak Russian fluently. As they battled homesickness during their orientation period, many found solace in front of a campus VCR. During a showing of Platoon, the tiny TV room looked like a Tokyo train at rush hour. Erlan Sagadiyev, 21, who served in the army for two years, explained that the Afghanistan war had greatly fanned Soviet interest in the Viet...
...they rush to adjournment, the two houses are "within a thin dime" of an agreement on controversial welfare-reform legislation, according to its chief Senate sponsor, New York Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan. An increase in the minimum wage is also likely. After last December's so-called summit with the White House on reducing the federal deficit by $76 billion, both houses have passed all 13 appropriations bills, although differences in six remain to be reconciled...
...first one home. "I'm not 19 anymore," said Evelyn Ashford, who was fifth in the 100 meters at that age twelve years ago. "I've come a long way. I've been blessed." She was carrying the U.S. flag, and it made her feel strong. "It's a rush," she said. Ashford won the sprinter's gold in 1984, but she was expected to and scarcely enjoyed it. No one imagines she will do it this time, and she is jubilant at the thought. "No matter what happens, I will have finally had the opportunity in my lifetime...
...unfortunately for Tinker and his backers at Gannett, jaunty stories that reek of the Time-Life Home Improvement series simply won't cut it. The uncritical tone of the program, reminiscent of banal public service spots, is going to make increasingly savvy viewers rush for their dials...