Word: spoiledness
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Throughout, life in town and country is laced with sundry subplots involving rogues, bullies, detectives, tarts and popinjays, as well as a few sterling characters ranging from a Cantabrigian historian to a gentleman's gentleman, who almost rates a novel by himself. Young Churchill makes an appearance. The suffragists...
But Mornings on Horseback finally lacks the salient characteristic of the Roosevelts-enthusiasm. In spite of Teddy's strenuous self-improvement and relentless selfdiscipline, McCullough finds something spoiled about the prig who talks of keeping himself "pure," for some "rare and radiant maiden" and postures for the camera as...
My introduction to McEnroe was comical at the time. Today it seems startlingly appropriate as I watch the young Mr. M behave like the most spoiled of 12-and-under beasts. The setting was, in fact, that famous tennis emporium at Port Washington. The air conditioning was too strong; I...
Min-Chueh Chang, 72, co-developer of the birth control pill, on one of its side effects: "I personally feel the Pill has rather spoiled young people. It's made them more permissive."
The players have said they would consider accepting some less punishing scheme of compensation, but the owners are refusing to compromise. They seem determined to force a walkout; as much as $50 million in strike insurance has been arranged with Lloyd's of London. Says American League Player Representative...