Word: sit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...pounded into us without letup--the Vietnam generation turning its violence back on America, the helplessness of women (who do nothing but tremble and bawl, and like Cheryl repeat 90 times, "I'm scared"), the arrogance of power, the sadism built into our society. We are supposed to sit there mesmerized and say, "Gee, I never thought of that," as if we haven't been thinking all these things for a long time. It is no longer enough merely to throw such ideas into the air; it is necessary to say something about them...
...because his 1972 trip to Peking began the chain of events that led to normalization of relations. It was Nixon's first visit to the White House since his resignation in 1974, and there were some awkward moments. Speaker O'Neill's wife refused to sit at the same table with him. The former President stayed in a corner of the East Room during cocktails, talking with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. "I said that I was glad to see him again," said Kissinger afterwards, "and he seemed happy to be back. We retired people reminisce...
Betsy Cronkite, wife of CBS-TV Anchorman Walter: "Sometimes, if we have an evening home, we're likely to sit here with a tray and watch straight through, like Mr. Average Man, all the dumb shows...
After all the trash that has come out lately from "Boogie Oogie Oogie" to "Y.M.C.A." it is a relief to be able to sit back and be able to generate some crank just by listening to a genuine article. And if that doesn't satisfy, you can always follow Johnny and sit...
Battling tendonitis and a shoulder separation, Fayer worked on curing her tendonitis, but the separation worsened. Now, with a severely separated shoulder joint, Fayer has to sit out the rest of the season with the prospect of April surgery looming as a final corrective measure...