Word: seem
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...legacy remains. Time praised the women of the Bush family for popularizing dresses that cost "only" $800--a mere pittance compared to the $22,000 displays of conspicuous consumption that adorned Nancy Reagan. In the age of shameless accumulation, we seem to have lost sight of the fact that $800 is a hell of a lot of money to most people. For the more than 7 million Americans who work for the minimum wage, it's considerably more than a month's gross earnings...
...ethical strictures that characterized the Reagan Administration. But the office is worthless unless it is occupied by someone who at least knows that the primary ethical concern of public officials should be scrupulously avoiding even the appearance of a conflict of interest. Gray probably knows, but he doesn't seem to care...
...Core Curriculum: A Guide for Freshmen." In particular, the guide states that "by design Core courses are different from those offered by the departments" and that "in choosing Core courses you should, at an early date, take courses in one or more of the subdivisions [of the Core] that seem most remote from your present interests...
Basketball powerhouses seem to magically materialize. Rothstein should look at the Knicks' journey as evidence that a little wisdom and a lot of luck can change the fortunes of even the sorriest teams...
These workers aren't the first people to glorify the '50s: the American media has been doing it for years. Most Americans view the '50s as an era of peace and prosperity. Fonzie and ABC made millions by perpetuating this image. Theater and television make the decade seem almost mythic...