Word: sighs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...late-night war has grown so exhausting for everyone concerned that Conan O'Brien's debut on NBC -- the third network talk show to launch in the late hours in as many weeks -- was the occasion mainly for a big sigh of relief. First because O'Brien, a little-known writer for The Simpsons picked to replace David Letterman, didn't wet his pants, spill coffee on a guest or otherwise embarrass himself in his long-awaited debut. And second because viewers can finally get back to the ordinary, relaxed rhythm of watching late- night TV, rather than being jarred...
...disagreements that tore the school apart over the 1987 vote to deny Dalton tenure still exist, as professors heave a sigh of relief at not having to defend their old decisions in front of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination...
...think that there has been an incredibly valuable healing process," says Law School Professor Charles J. Ogletree Jr. "There are a lot of people breathing a sigh of relief that there was no occasion for law professors to have to testify about what they meant by what they said and what they wrote at the time...
...intensity of decision making. A typical CEO of a FORTUNE 500 company will have two to three gut-wrenching decisions a week to make. The President and Vice President will have six to eight such decisions every day," he said. "But there is no time in between for a sigh of relief...
...locations varied. The most common strategy was flattery. The Boston Herald's Helen Kennedy tried this tactic, but quickly gave up. One TV station all but offered the reporter a job. The Crimson wouldn't budge. "You've got an exclusive," Kennedy said with a sigh. "I understand why you're keeping...