Word: sickingly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Here is Shakespeare's upper-class mass murderer reimagined as a clever fascist in the court of Edward VIII. The 1930s was a decade of ruthless strongmen, in both European politics and Hollywood movies. Gangsters, mesmerizing in their amoral ambition, were the men of the moment; they lent a sick thrill to the front page and entertainment section. This Richard is such a fellow, Hitler as Scarface. From the opening titles, which explode in a blast of artillery, to the closing image of Richard laughing on his way to a fiery hell, this is not just Shakespeare played on film...
Obviously, something has gone wrong. Harvard Dining Services, blessed with some of the nicest and hardest-working staff I have ever seen and over $3,000 from each Harvard student, has not been able to satisfy the needs of its students. I am sick and tired of leaving dinner early and hungry, and I am certainly not in the financial condition to buy myself dinner each night. If I pay money for food at this school, then I expect to eat good food...
...They've been working with the administration for a long time," Schnieder said. "We're trying to respect the University's need for keeping down frivolous visits, but to the people who are...chronically sick, it's really important...
Even so, Kessler is taking no chances: he is currently having FDA scientists go over data one last time before he issues his decision. Drugs are generally used for a prescribed length of time by sick people who are willing to take some risks to feel better. Food, by contrast, is something everyone consumes every day for life. Thus, says the commissioner, decisions on food additives "are among the most important the agency makes. There's an enormous responsibility to be thorough and to be vigilant." Acknowledges Wayne Callaway, a George Washington University nutrition expert who chaired...
LAST WEEK I MOVED FROM WASHINGTON, D.C., TO Washington State, and now I have this to say: We folks out here in the real America are sick and tired of you inside-the-Beltway types pushing us around. My message to people in the so-called nation's capital is, Get off our backs! Although I lived and worked for two decades in the District of Columbia and its immediate environs, it took only a few moments of residency elsewhere to make me realize that our capital city is a blight and a leech on the rest of the country...