Word: sided
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Early on, it became apparent that this year's Super Bowl would be better than those of the last few years. When the teams left the field at halftime tied, 3-3, the only people groaning were those who had placed bets on the high side of the 47-point over-under spread. The rest of us kept watching, even if most of us forgot to bring our 3-D glasses for the, as always, puerile halftime show...
...bright side, the U.S. has made substantial strides in curtailing cigarette use. Only 29% of adults now light up, down from 40% in 1965. The biggest decline has been among men: 50% smoked in 1965, less than a third today. Nearly half of all living adults who have ever smoked have quit -- at least for a while...
...that's easier. There was a perception that things were going from bad to worse on the inflation side and that something ought to be done. The ((Carter)) Administration had got deeply concerned. They said to me they were scared of this exploding inflation and were willing to stand still for stronger measures than would ordinarily be the case. And that is a great advantage. If you can walk into a situation that is felt to be so severely out of kilter, you have greater freedom of action...
...fully, no, because he was operating at a different level in some sense. You know, he had a few notions about what he would consider supply-side economics, although he only seemed to learn them during the election campaign in 1980. You've heard this a million times from people writing memoirs: it's a little difficult to engage him in a substantive debate. He had a few relatively simple and straightforward ideas. And in fact I didn't see him much as the second term progressed. ((Chief of staff)) Don Regan kept saying...
...increasing bone density that seems to reverse the effects of spinal osteoporosis. The treatment relies on sodium fluoride, the chemical used by dentists to strengthen teeth and in toothpaste to prevent cavities. When the drug was tested years ago as a treatment for osteoporosis, it produced severe side effects like stomach bleeding, and while the fluoride caused bones to thicken, they were still easily broken. But the Texas researchers tried giving patients slow-dissolving fluoride pills that released the drug only after leaving the stomach. The fluoride was administered intermittently and with a calcium compound so that the new bone...