Word: smarted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...difference between, say, Bud Light and Chardonnay or polyester and natural fiber. But where a European might see actual social classes, we tend to see only winners and losers, which is why any serious talk of class always has the sting of that ancient zinger: If you're so smart, why ain't you rich...
...championed. Tsongas enjoys a reputation as a hard-nosed economic truth teller, largely because he never tires of self-righteously describing himself in those terms. Clinton, on the other hand, suffers from what Mario Cuomo calls the "dumb-blond syndrome": If you're good-looking, you can't be smart. In fact, though, if deep-think and specifics attract you, Clinton is the more forceful and articulate...
Astutely recognizing smart ideas when he sees them, Tsongas has lately bowed to these needs as well, but only with bland, content-free bromides. His recognition of the skills gap, for example, is currently contained in just half a sentence: "Americans . . . must also receive continuing education and training to keep up with the latest technologies...
...Other colleagues describe her as "verysupportive" and "smart, charming, gracious...
...CINEMA A smart comedy tracks a single mom in pursuit of a career...