Word: smoothly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Jarvis told TIME, "We have a new revolution. We are telling the government, 'Screw you!' " Jarvis, 75, the man behind Proposition 13, calls himself "a rugged bastard who's had his head kicked in a thousand times by the government." In a state known for its smooth-talking, image-conscious politicians, he is a gruff, rumpled throwback to Mencken's soap box demagogues. The face is bulldoggish, the figure dumpy, the voice a throaty croak. There are no silken buzz words in Jarvis' earthy speeches. In his repertory of epithets, Republicans are "the stupidest people...
...largest manufacturing companies-179 men in all -and found that 95% of them are still married to their first wives. The wives of a few of the others died, so the divorce rate at the top is even lower than 5%. The plump paychecks and fringes smooth out some of the rough spots in married life, and social pressures to stick together also help marital stability. But there seems to be much to the theory that love of job and love of spouse go hand in hand...
...answered first. Is Jaws 2 as scary as the original Jaws? No. Is it as much fun? No. Will it make as much money? No. Is it a total catastrophe? Not quite. What, then, is Jaws 2? Quite simply, it is an almost scientific exercise in showbiz mediocrity. This smooth and passionless spectacle is too impersonal to win anyone's affection and too inoffensive to inspire hatred. It's so bland that it evaporates from memory as soon as the final credits appear onscreen. Were Jaws 2 not a sequel to one of the most popular movies...
Although cordial relations are restored on the surface, there remain some rough edges to smooth out in the relationship between the University and B&G employees. The fact the wildcat strike erupted at all demonstrated a degree of resentment and anger among the employees the University did not suspect. The strike jolted Harvard into improving the concrete terms of the reassignment policy and its communication with the MTC. But the continued disagreement over the suspension penalty and vestigial dissatisfaction over the contract indicates the University has a long way to go toward pacifying its maintenance workers' grievances...
...library, and better lighting and sound-proofing. He has tried to streamline and improve the proctor system and is continuing to boost intramurals. For the Class of '83, Moses plans a pre-Freshmen Week excursion along the lines of Outward Bound, so that freshmen can meet each other and smooth the transition into coed dorm life...