Word: swallowable
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...companion. What this shy, attractive, self- critical Englishman wants is to look and feel like an American: "I want your confidence and purpose, I want your teeth and tans." But he cannot help hearing the hell raised by garbage trucks between 4 and 5 in the morning, cannot really swallow the harsher barbarities of New York fad cuisine ("fillet of hake in lager and cranberry sauce . . . roast baby pigeons in fresh grapefruit nests"). When city smarts are called for, Henderson loses his nerve. Convinced that he is being attacked on a dark street, he flings his wallet and credit cards...
...some crusade." Keeping the emphasis on help rather than punishment, he is hopeful the Players Association will come around to concurring that baseball's voluntary drug program has proved insufficient, though early returns from the rank and file indicate that ballplayers are as loath as anyone else to swallow truth serum at the workplace. St. Louis Second Baseman and Player Representative Tom Herr says, "Part of me resents the fact that I could be subjected to testing," though he also admits, "another part of me says that maybe it's the only way to stop the abuse going...
...then Reagan had no choice. If he still wanted sweeping cuts in civilian spending, he would have to swallow a budget resolution that included a provision for what he called "zero growth" for the military: no increase in Pen tagon outlays next year beyond what is necessary to keep up with infla tion. Nothing else could squeak through the Republican-controlled Senate--and even so, the vote scheduled on Thursday was going to be breathtakingly close. The President finally said yes, and Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole quickly spread the word. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, who had turned Reagan...
...pair of struggling newspapers in Adelaide from his father in 1952; from that puny seed grew Murdoch's $1.8 billion-a-year empire, which still has headquarters in Australia (see chart). Even Murdoch's mother, who lives near Melbourne, seemed taken aback. "It was quite a bit to swallow at first," says Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, 76, "but that doesn't alter the fact that Rupert is still fond of his country...
...defenses by eliminating a company bylaw that allowed a minority of shareholders to call special meetings. In addition, the company opened a $1.5 billion line of credit with a consortium of banks; it could use the funds to buy other companies, making it harder for Turner--or anybody--to swallow CBS. The maneuver churned up rumors that CBS might merge with Time Inc. or sell its magazine division to raise cash. CBS denied the gossip, as well as reports of a friendly merger offer by General Electric...