Word: soured
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This impression is hardly original; jails are full of people convinced that the legal system has misunderstood them. What sets Turow's opinion apart from run-of-the-mill sour grapes is what he has made of it: serious fictional portraits of the present moment, when moral authority is collapsing and the law has become, for better and worse, the sole surviving arena for definitions of acceptable behavior. Disputes that once might have been resolved by fisticuffs or a few intense minutes in the confessional or private negotiations between squabbling clans now tend to wind up as lawsuits...
...stepping on them were not revolting enough, University of Chicago ecology professor Monte Lloyd is urging people to eat them. Says he: "They are quite good, like avocado and new potato mixed." A sample recipe: dip cicadas in batter and fry until golden brown. Serve with cocktail sauce or sour cream, or use as a pizza topping...
Richardson's indignation, if not his blunt tactics, are widely shared. Beset by tough new regulations and saddled with hastily made loans that went sour in the go-go '80s, many lenders are reluctant to grant credit even to borrowers who present few risks. While the squeeze has so far been greatest in New England and neighboring states, economists are worried that it could swiftly spread. In a report issued two weeks ago, the Federal Reserve Board noted that 80% of the U.S. banks it surveyed said they had tightened their standards on loans for office buildings. A majority...
...many ironies of the Gorbachev phenomenon that he has to travel abroad, to the heart of what his predecessors considered the enemy camp, to hear crowds cheer for him. However, in the interview last week, he seemed in no danger of succumbing to the sour mood of so many of his countrymen. Every bit as significant as what he said was an almost eerie serenity rooted in absolute certitude about his course. "My confidence," he said, "comes from knowing that what we're doing is right and necessary. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to bear the burden...
West Germans realize that unity could cost up to $100 billion, and East Germans are apprehensive about massive unemployment. Kohl wants the election to take place before Germans sour on the idea -- or him. "Act soon," Kohl said his advisers told him. Added Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher: "History does not repeat its offers...