Word: smarted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...clocks on Suva's gray stone government buildings struck 10 a.m., the eleven men moved silently into Parliament. One wore a smart lightweight jacket over a striped shirt and tie and a sulu skirt wrapped around his waist, appropriate attire for the steamy, tropical capital of Fiji. The others, however, wore army fatigues and carried machine guns. Inside the chamber 51 members of the Fijian Parliament sat listening as a colleague expounded on the history of the islands. "Peace and harmony is the governing principle on which the Fijians have been running their lives," said Taniela Veitata. "This...
...hint of war, however, in Tehran's northern district. This is where bazaaris, members of Iran's business class, and other people of influence reside, in walled villas along placid, tree- lined streets. Women wear the regulation chador during the day but then reappear in the evening in smart outfits from Paris to drink Scotch and reminisce about visits to Europe. "We have two personalities," explains one woman. But when the casual talk subsides, their businessmen-husbands complain about endless problems. Because hard currency is difficult to obtain, they have trouble buying raw materials abroad. The biggest war concern...
MARRIED. Tom Cruise, 24, cocky, boyish screen actor (Risky Business, Top Gun, The Color of Money); and Mimi Rogers, 32, earnest TV performer (Paper Dolls) and movie actress (Gung Ho, Street Smart); he for the first time, she for the second; in New York State...
...issue is not whether the press has the right to investigate. It's what they are investigating. The public is entitled to know if he is a person who has good judgment, the right to know if he is smart, the right to know if he understands what's going on. If the Miami Herald had reported that Gary Hart had invited to his house a contra leader, then I'd be very angry, because he has taken a strong stand against the contras. I don't find the Donna Rice story relevant to the campaign...
...Angeles. The big fad in L.A. these days is "channeling," which involves paying someone money to talk with a spirit out of the past. For laughs, ask advice from the ancient master, and then say, "Well, if you're so smart, how come you're dead...