Word: shoving
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...hard to get at the "President," he said, "because if you shove a microphone in his face you will probably get wrestled to the ground by the Secret Service. Carter, on the other hand, felt compelled to talk to the press in order to avoid being accused of dodging questions...
...because they are assembled from sheet steel and do not dislodge great lumps of space, they also have a light, affable air to them. The larger, recent mobiles are rather less exhilarating, at least when hung in a museum: the response to air has gone, and it takes a shove, not a zephyr, to overcome their inertia...
...only rail link to the ocean--because of weakened internal support in the face of rioting and strikes. Pogrund perceives that just the opposite is true. The new turmoil has strengthened Vorster's hand, he says, and this revived support among the frightened white minority freed Vorster to shove Smith...
THIS KIND OF BEHAVIOR has made Dapper the Joey Gallo of the City Council. Though he has no allies, O'Neil refuses to make deals or cooperate with the Mayor. "White can shove that patronage up his ass," he says bluntly. While Kerrigan and Council President Hicks have carefully built up their patronage machines and index card files, Dapper performs favors without collecting IOU's. When many Councilors spent over $40,000 in their re-election campaigns, Dapper limited his budget to $1800 and hired no employees. The media has an unofficial black-out on his many charges...
Aunt Martha. At week's end NBC finally came up with a six-figure package that may not make her as rich as Walters, but certainly would give her a good shove toward that goal. Pauley accepted, and the network announced that she would take up her duties Oct. 11. Tom Brokaw was elated: "She's bright and enterprising and engaging, and she just happens to be pretty." Barbara Walters was gracious: "It's unfair to be called the next Barbara Walters. I hope she'll be herself." Jane Pauley was. Said...