Word: sharpness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Transport and General Workers' Union, instead endorsed unilateralism and called for the removal of all nuclear weapons and bases from Britain. Todd had earlier responded to Kinnock's keynote address with anger. His temper rising as he spoke, the union leader derided Kinnock's supporters as "all sharp suits, cordless telephones, glossy pink roses and winning smiles...
...Racism is most likely to erupt when white homeowners feel threatened. Neighborhood segregation in northern cities is the most stubborn remnant of racial division in America. Often the bias is subtle. But on the front line are families such as the Sleds and the Scotts, whose experiences are shard-sharp examples of how overt and brutal racism in the U.S. can still...
...Journal expanded from one to two sections just in time for the biggest bull market in history. Circulation rose steadily, and the newspaper soon found itself bursting at the seams with advertising. Last week, in a very different financial climate, the Journal traded its two-part design for a sharp three-piece look...
...Crimson (6-2) started poorly on the attack, exhibiting little in the form of a set offense in the first quarter, but sharp shooting by freshman Mike Johnson and sophomore John Marshall helped stake Harvard to a 5-1 halftime lead...
Another funny, sharp satire on male lust is a pick-up artist who claims that his success has to do with the fact that he is particularly well-endowed. At the end of this monologue, Bogosian calls to the house for more lights and begins to address the audience directly. In a protracted, very funny and rather graphic description of his sexual fantasies--in particular his desire for his wife's best friend--Bogosian displays all of the same neuroses found in his made-up lives. He does not exempt himself from his own attempts at satire...