Word: swallowable
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...year have refused to engage in serious dialogue, preferring instead to concentrate on scoring propaganda points off each other. Last June the Soviet Union invited the U.S. to talk in Vienna in September about, among other issues, banning antisatellite weapons in outer space. The U.S. accepted but could not swallow Soviet preconditions, so the talks have not convened. Instead, relations have settled back into the jittery holding pattern that began when the Soviets quit nuclear-arms talks late last year to protest the deployment of new U.S.-built Pershing II and cruise missiles in Western Europe. In a direct response...
...struggles behind him, Bu continued to revitalize the company. He has introduced benefits like subsidized housing, and even composed a company song. Now he is working on marketing approaches that have included adding new colors and giving Haiyan shuts their first brand names: Tangren (Tang Dynasty Man), Shuangyan (Double Swallow) and Sanmao (a character in a popular cartoon strip). Says Bu: "When I die, I want no wreaths, just the logos of these shirt brands placed on my box of ashes...
...sunglasses and red boots, John Paul made his first known ski outing since becoming Pope six years ago, though he skied regularly when he lived in Poland. A sweater-clad Pertini followed in a snowmobile, puffing on his pipe and crying, "Santitá [Holiness], you whirl about like a swallow." Stopping at a mountain lodge for a lunch of pasta, beef and wine, John Paul toasted "a true friendship and an authentic human sentiment." Pertini then headed back to Rome, but the Pope stayed on the slopes for another day of enthusiastic downhilling. Reported Alpine Guide Franco Zani: "He skied...
...fast pace of the novel and the frequently less-than-plausible turns of events make Fly Away Home a bit much to swallow at times. But Piercy's prose is grounded in a very realistic portrayal of a very real woman, and her constant mention of Boston area landmarks, restaurants, and neighborhoods remind us that, yes, this is a real story. In similar moments, in fact. Daria reminds herself of the details that make her life real. She has a habit of counting her blessings, convincing herself that she exists and is happy--reminding herself of her identify...
MOST AMERICANS like to think of themselves as, well, Americans, not a walking, talking, cultural stereotype with an issue button that is just waiting to be pressed. One hopes that Mondale will just swallow hard and pick Hart, so that, the nominee isn't eaten alive by his supporters...