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Word: smarted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Also convincing is the character of Millie Davis, a smart-mouthed young Black actress, well-played by Mychelle Shegog. Millie has most of the play's funniest lines, which she delivers in an inimitable no-nonsense style...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Black C.A.S.T.'s 'Trouble in Mind' Provides a Guarantee of Laughter | 4/27/1990 | See Source »

...first, Frederick J. Frenger Jr. (Alec Baldwin), is also certifiable. "A blithe psychopath," in the words of Charles Willeford's spiffy source novel, Junior is fresh out of a California prison and primed for Miami vice. His M.O.: robs crooks who have robbed other people. Thinks he's smart; isn't. Has grousy temper; will break the finger of an unsuspecting airport Hare Krishna. Can compose haiku during his heists -- "Breaking, entering/ The dark and lonely places/ Finding a big gun" -- but can't choreograph a decent holdup. Junior is an engaging monster, a clown in his own horror show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Cocktail With Rum and Cyanide | 4/23/1990 | See Source »

...months on its "Know When to Say When" campaign. While the firm broadcast 21 beer ads during the past N.C.A.A. final-four series, for example, it also aired 17 "responsible consumption" messages. As students flocked to spring-break sites in recent weeks, the brewers were advertising a "party smart" theme. In its tent at Daytona Beach, Fla., Miller posted signs reading THINK WHEN YOU DRINK...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Volunteer Vice Squad | 4/23/1990 | See Source »

Next fall, Marin will join "Smart" Alec Berg with the leadership duties...

Author: By Tom Kane, | Title: M. Spikers Drop Two Of Three in Tourney | 4/9/1990 | See Source »

...attitude," says Jim Middaugh, a spokesman for the Environmental Defense Fund. "They foster the idea that throwing stuff away is a good idea." Not all manufacturers have gone the degradable route. Procter & Gamble plans to expand the use of recycled plastic in making containers for Liquid Tide and Cheer. Smart companies know which way the wind is blowing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Here Today, Still Here Tomorrow | 4/9/1990 | See Source »

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