Word: sourly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...polls turn sour as Congress starts work...
...really no surprise that last week's meeting between Bill Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa ended with sour expressions -- for % eight months the two nations have failed to agree on how to measure progress in Japan's efforts to open its markets. But given the tradition of smoothing over differences at the close of most summits, the unvarnished frankness at the final bow of this one was something new. At a joint press appearance, with Hosokawa at his side, Clinton let loose. Japan's markets "still remain less open to imports than any other" major nation...
...residual flavors, there was a trou normand lime sorbet. Dining Services Czar Michael Berry made the rounds, and a string quartet made stately, playing pieces by classical composers. But the kicker was neither the food nor the ambience. The kicker was the wine. three kinds. A hearty but slightly sour red, a 1991 white, and something called grenache. And so lots of folks, FM included, got drunk...
...this week, students will be able to indulge in Hidden Sweets on Church Street to counter the sour taste of January slush and exams in the yard...
...candy store around the corner from the Body Shop is expected to open tomorrow or Friday. It will feature more than 250 bins filled with jelly beans, wax bottles, licorice, Sour Patch kids and various other delights...