Word: shake
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...several nationally televised interviews, Kiam also threatened to shake up the team's management for mishandling the situation. However, the commissioner has instructed him not to take any action until an investi- gation was conducted...
...freshman, acting cool is all important. "I'm from Rumson, N.J.," Jonathan, a dark-haired freshman, announces to two female companions while waiting to be filmed for the class of 1994 video -- another inhibition dissolver. "Do you know who lives there?" The women shake their heads. "Bruce Springsteen." He pauses to let the statement sink in. The girls' eyes widen approvingly. "And Cher," he adds. They move slightly closer. "Oh, yeah," he goes on, with the confident air of a man who knows he has made an impression. "In fact, I live right next door to Bruce." The come...
...asking--him of the decision to fire Dugan. National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft tried to defuse Dugan's comments by noting that "the general is not in the chain of command," but Iraq did not seem to need mollifying. The general's statement, announced Radio Baghdad, "will neither shake the leaves of Iraqi palm trees nor waken a sleeping girl...
Wise too was ready to move. He was eager to shake the small-town dust from his shoes and gain entry to Denver's society. One of his first acts was to hire a public relations firm to burnish his image and put a speechwriter on the Silverado payroll. "I remember him standing up in white tie and tails and pledging $100,000 of Silverado's money to the Denver Symphony," recalls an associate. Chuck Henning, former executive director of the Colorado Savings & Loan League, notes that "Wise was image-conscious and was going through all the proper steps...
...undiluted authority, many Saudis would like to see curbs on their abuses of privilege. Paying huge commissions to princes is the price of doing business in the kingdom. "They already receive allowances from the government that allow them to lead easy lives," complains a prominent businessman, "and yet they shake us down...